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1. (n.) contention
a struggling together in opposition; strife; conflict.
2. contention
a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.
3. contention
strife in debate; dispute; controversy.
4. contention
a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L contentiō=conten(dere) to contend+-tiō -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) contention
a point asserted as part of an argument
2. (noun) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument"
3. (noun) competition, contention, rivalry
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) contention
a violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife
2. (noun) contention
strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention
3. (noun) contention
vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal
4. (noun) contention
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
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Sense: an opinion put forward.
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 Afrikaans: standpunt |
 Arabic: رَأي يُجادِل المَرْء في س |
 Bulgarian: твърдение |
 Brazilian: asserção |
 Czech: tvrzení |
 German: die Behauptung |
 Danish: påstand |
 Greek: ισχυρισμός |
 Spanish: opinión |
 Estonian: väide |
 Farsi: استدلال |
 Finnish: väite |
 French: assertion |
 Hebrew: טֵעֲנָה |
 Hindi: दलील |
 Croatian: prepiranje, svađa |
 Hungarian: állítás |
 Indonesian: pendapat |
 Icelandic: staðhæft álit |
 Italian: asserzione |
 Japanese: 主張 |
 Korean: 논점 |
 Lithuanian: tvirtinimas,įsitikinimas |
 Latvian: apgalvojums |
 Malay: perdebatan |
 Dutch: bewering |
 Norwegian: påstand |
 Polish: twierdzenie |
 Persian: استدلال |
 Pashto: شخړه، مشاجره، مناقشه سيال |
 Portuguese: asserção |
 Romanian: afirmaţie |
 Russian: утверждение |
 Slovak: tvrdenie |
 Slovenian: trditev |
 Serbian: tvrdnja |
 Swedish: åsikt, argument |
 Thai: ความคิดเห็นในการโต้แย้ง |
 Turkish: iddia, ileri sürülen fiki |
 Taiwanese: 論點，主張 |
 Ukrainian: точка зору; переконання |
 Urdu: راۓ |
 Vietnamese: sự tranh cãi |
 Chinese: 论点，主张 |
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