containee

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

contain +‎ -ee

Noun[edit]

containee (plural containees)

  1. That which is contained; the contents.
    • 1995, Denis Bouchard, The Semantics of Syntax: A Minimalist Approach to Grammar, page 180:
      The containee is included, at least partially, in the container.
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