As an adjective, it means feeling satisfied and at ease with what you have. As a noun, it can mean the ideas or material inside something, like a book, video, or website.
From Latin *contentus* meaning 'contained, satisfied', from *continere* 'to hold together, contain'. Over time, English used it both for the feeling of being 'held' in satisfaction and for what is 'contained' inside something, which is why it has two main meanings today.
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