CONTENTION
\kəntˈɛnʃən], \kəntˈɛnʃən], \k_ə_n_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of CONTENTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
By Princeton University
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.
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Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention.
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Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.
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A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or strife; a position taken or contended for.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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