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contour n. [
contour line] a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
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contour n. [
shape, form, configuration, conformation] any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
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contour v. form the contours of
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contour n. a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
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