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contention
[ kuhn-ten-shuhn ]
/ kÉnËtÉn ÊÉn /
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noun
a struggling together in opposition; strife.
a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.
strife in debate; dispute; controversy.
a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
OTHER WORDS FOR contention
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Origin of contention
OTHER WORDS FROM contention
con·ten·tion·al, adjectivenon·con·ten·tion, nounpre·con·ten·tion, nounWords nearby contention
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British Dictionary definitions for contention
contention
/ (kÉnËtÉnÊÉn) /
noun
a struggling between opponents; competition
dispute in an argument (esp in the phrase bone of contention)
a point asserted in argument
Word Origin for contention
C14: from Latin contentiĆ exertion, from contendere to contend
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Other Idioms and Phrases with contention
contention
see bone of contention.
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