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contestation

[ kon-te-stey-shuh n ]
/ ˌkɒn tɛˈsteɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of contesting; controversy; dispute.
an assertion contended for.

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RELATED WORDS

contention, contest, tilt, disagreement, argument, controversy, rivalry, debate, dispute

Nearby words

contents, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, contested, contex, context, context of situation, contextomy

Origin of contestation

1540–50; (< Middle French) < Latin contestātiōn- (stem of contestātiō). See contest, -ation
Related formsnon·con·tes·ta·tion, noun
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Word Origin and History for contestation

contestation

n.

1540s, from Latin contestationem (nominative contestatio), "an attesting, testimony," noun of action from past participle stem of contestari (see contest (v.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper