contents

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the articles or parts contained in a magazine or book, with the number of the page they begin on:

table of contents Scroll down the table of (= list of) contents to find areas that interest you.

contents page The program can generate a contents page and an index automatically.

Each issue of the magazine has its contents organized by theme, e.g. fashion or recipes.

The chapter headings are listed in the contents.

everything that is contained within something:

contents of The contents of his bag spilled all over the floor.

He didn't need to open the box because he already knew the contents.

The antivirus software can scan the contents of your email box.

I was curious to see the contents of her wardrobe.

The catalogue lists the contents of each room in the museum.

everything that is contained within something:

They ran through the apartment, pulling out the drawers of the bureaus, tumbling the contents on the floor.