contention

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English contencion < Old French contencion < Latin contentio < contendere, pp. contentus (“‘to contend’”); see contend.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈtɛntʃən/

[edit] Noun

contention (plural contentions)

1. struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
2. 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.

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

[edit] Derived terms

• bone of contention

[edit] Related terms

• contend
• contender
• contentious
• contentiousness

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[edit] External links

• contention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• contention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911