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contracting

noun B2
  1. The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction. (countable, uncountable) · the contractings of his muscles
  2. Work done on a contract basis. (countable, uncountable)

Plural contractings

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Cavalcanti; it is a most suitable alliance you are contracting, and Mademoiselle Danglars is a handsome girl.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 961 · C1

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