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That which is contained; the extent; the substance.

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  1. n. That which is contained; the extent; the substance.
  2. n. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully
  3. n. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor
  4. n. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading
  5. n:100 n. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully n. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor n. the act of containing; keeping something from spreading