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contention

[kuhn-ten-shuhn]

noun

  1. a struggling together in opposition; strife.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.

  3. strife in debate; dispute; controversy.

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  4. a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.



contention

/ əˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. a struggling between opponents; competition

  2. dispute in an argument (esp in the phrase bone of contention )

  3. a point asserted in argument

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • contentional adjective
  • noncontention noun
  • precontention noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contention1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin DzԳٱԳپō-, stem of DzԳٱԳپō; from content(us) “competed, striven” (past participle of contendere “to compete, strive, draw tight”; contend ) + -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contention1

C14: from Latin DzԳٱԳپō exertion, from contendere to contend
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Example Sentences

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For “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Elisabeth Moss, frequent contention for Emmys and other awards over the past 15 years might give the impression she has won more often than she has.

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Evangelis dismissed that contention as a gross inflation of facts and law.

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The Californian, who started the round one shot off leader Sam Burns, bogeyed five of his first six holes to seemingly drop out of contention.

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Irish signage has been a key point of contention at Stormont, with parties clashing over proposals to spend £150,000 on bilingual displays at Belfast's Grand Central Station.

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“ I’m worried about is that there aren’t the same incentives for resolving the contention in this situation as there were in ’92,” he said.

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