what is word contraction
(May 2015). A contraction is a shortened version of the written and spoken forms of a word, syllable, or word group, created by omission of internal letters (actually, sounds).atin contains several examples of contractions. One such case is preserved in the verb nolo (I am unwilling/do not want) which was formed by a contraction of non volo (volo meaning âI wantâ). Similarly this is observed in the first person plural and third person plural forms (nolumus and nolunt respectively).