Containing

//kənˈteɪnɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    contents in-plural

    "Any, – all words are thine, Isabel; words and worlds with all their containings, shall be slaves to thee, Isabel."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of contain form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems— […]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies."

Synonyms

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composedcountingcoveringembodiedembracingencircling

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"I addressed the envelope containing the invitation."

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