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contentment definition

con·tent·ment (kən tent′mənt)

noun

  1. the state, quality, or fact of being contented
  2. Archaic a satisfying or being satisfied

Etymology: ME contentement < OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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