n.
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ tent
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin contentus, past participle of contin ē re to contain
Date: 15th century
1 a : something contained ― usually used in plural <the jar's content s > <the drawer's content s > b : the topics or matter treated in a written work <table of content s > c : the principal substance (as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a World Wide Web site <Internet users have evolved an ethos of free content in the Internet ― Ben Gerson>
2 a : SUBSTANCE , GIST b : MEANING , SIGNIFICANCE c : the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art ― compare FORM 10b
3 a : the matter dealt with in a field of study b : a part, element, or complex of parts
4 : the amount of specified material contained : PROPORTION