The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.;
   usually in pl., Contents.
   1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a
      receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the
      contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a
      book.
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            I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and
            the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.
                                                  --Grew.
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   2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]
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            Strong ship's, of great content.      --Bacon.
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   3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained
      within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial
      contents.
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            The geometrical content, figure, and situation of
            all the lands of a kingdom.           --Graunt.
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   Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics
      in a book, showing their order and the place where they
      may be found: a summary.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Contents \Con*tents\ (? or ?; 277), n. pl.
   See Content, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

contents
    n 1: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on
         which they start [syn: contents, table of contents]