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Contractedness

Contractedness \Con*tract"ed*ness\, n. The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness; selfishness.

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contractedness

n. The state of being contracted.

Usage examples of "contractedness".

In this sense he felt contractedness to be the predominant characteristic of Earth and Water, expansiveness that of Air and Fire.