"contractive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more contractive [comparative], most contractive [superlative]
Rhymes: -æktɪv Etymology: From contract + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|contract|ive}} contract + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} contractive (comparative more contractive, superlative most contractive)
  1. Able to contract; contractile Derived forms: contractivity, hypercontractive, pseudocontractive

Adjective [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|adjective form}} contractive
  1. feminine singular of contractif Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: contractif
    Sense id: en-contractive-fr-adj-Xz8J73Mz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Latin]

Forms: contractīve [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=contractīve}} contractīve
  1. vocative masculine singular of contractīvus Tags: form-of, masculine, singular, vocative Form of: contractīvus
    Sense id: en-contractive-la-adj-zMWuLEwT Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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