containee

noun

containee

noun

Etymology From contain + -ee.

1

Uncommon That which is contained; the contents.

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

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