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As a noun, contents means that which is contained.
Meanings of contents
3 meaningsnoun
usually in the pluralThat which is contained.
“It is not covered in your homeowner's policy. You need contents insurance.”
“The contents of the cup had a familiar aroma.”
plural onlyA table of contents, a list of chapters, etc. in a book, and the page numbers on which they start.
“I always start a book by reading the dustjacket and the contents before I really dig in to the content itself.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
“he emptied the contents of his pockets”
“the two groups were similar in content”
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Plural of content
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of content
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).