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contact

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑntækt/

The English word “contact” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of touching physically; being in close association.
  2. The establishment of communication (with).
  3. The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
  4. A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
  5. Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
  6. A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
  7. A contact lens.
  8. A device designed for repetitive connections.
  9. Contact juggling.
  10. The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.

verb

  1. To touch; to come into physical contact with.
  2. To establish communication with (something or someone).

Etymology

From Latin contactus, from contingō (“to touch on all sides”), from tangō (“to touch”). Used in English since the 17th century.

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