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Contention

//kənˈtɛnʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize wordnet
  3. 3
    A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. countable, uncountable

    "It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people."

  4. 4
    a point asserted as part of an argument wordnet
  5. 5
    Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).

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