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contestation

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[kon-te-stey-shuhn] / ˌkɒn tɛˈsteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of contesting; controversy; dispute.

  2. an assertion contended for.

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Etymology

Origin of contestation

1540–50; (< Middle French ) < Latin contestātiōn- (stem of contestātiō ). See contest, -ation

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