contention
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English contencion, from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, from contendere, past participle contentus (“to contend”); see contend.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kənˈtɛntʃən/
Noun [edit]
contention (plural contentions)
- struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
- 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.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
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Translations [edit]
struggle, contest, strife
External links [edit]
- contention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- contention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Old French [edit]
Noun [edit]
contention f (oblique plural contentions, nominative singular contention, nominative plural contentions)
Descendants [edit]
- English: contention
