containee
nounEtymology 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:
noun
Etymology From contain + -ee.
Uncommon That which is contained; the contents.
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