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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); see contend.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
contention (countable and uncountable, plural contentions)
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- (computing) resource contention
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Related terms of contention
Translations[edit]
contest, strife, struggle
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point maintained in an argument
(computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.
References[edit]
contention on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading[edit]
- contention in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- contention in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin contentio, contentionem. Cf. the inherited form contençon, and see also tençon.
Noun[edit]
contention f (oblique plural contentions, nominative singular contention, nominative plural contentions)
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Descendants[edit]
- English: contention
- French: contention
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