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contactMain Entry: 1con·tact Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌtakt\ Function: noun Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin contactus, from contingere to have contact with — more at contingent Date: 1626 1 a : union or junction of surfaces b : the apparent touching or mutual tangency of the limbs of two celestial bodies or of the disk of one body with the shadow of another during an eclipse, transit, or occultation c (1) : the junction of two electrical conductors through which a current passes (2) : a special part made for such a junction
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