content of a proposition

content Noun

— The contents of a container, such as a bag, a file, a book etc., are the things that are in it. A couple of green plastic bags had torn open, and the contents had spilled out onto the floor. Scientists examined the contents of the dead bird's stomach. The students were generally happy with the course content and the instructor. More writing could improve students' content knowledge as well as their writing skills. — The fat, water, alcohol, etc. content of something is the amount of that substance in something else. The red wine had a deep color and high alcohol content. — Content is the feeling of being happy and satisfied. She could sleep to her heart's content.

content Adjective

— If someone is content, they are happy and satisfied. She had always been perfectly content to live in the city. Women with many friends are actually less content with their lives than those with a smaller group of friends.

content Verb

— If somebody contents themselves with something, they accept it even though they wanted something different.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

proposition Noun

— A proposition is a statement or a suggestion. The boss's proposition that everybody work for free on Sundays made his workers very unhappy. — A proposition is an offer. I have a proposition for you: if you work on Monday for me, I will work the next two Saturdays for you.