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Added 9 October 2026

container

/kənˈteɪ.nə/ noun

In Latin: vās, receptaculum, capsa Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about container at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another).

Origin

From Middle English conteiner, equivalent to contain + -er.

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