What does contention mean?
Definitions for contention
kənˈtɛn ʃəncon·tention
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Princeton's WordNet
contentionnoun
a point asserted as part of an argument
controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument"
competition, contention, rivalrynoun
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
Wiktionary
contentionnoun
struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
contentionnoun
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.
contentionnoun
Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
Etymology: From contencion, from contencion, from contentio, from contendere, past participle contentus; see contend.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Contentionnoun
Etymology: contentio, Latin.
Can we with manners ask what was the difference?
———— Safely, I think; ’twas a contention in publick. William Shakespeare.But avoid foolish questions and genealogies, and contentions and strivings. Tit. iii. 9.
Can they keep themselves in a perpetual contention with their ease, their reason, and their God, and not endure a short combat with a sinful custom. Decay of Piety.
The ancients made contention the principle that reigned in the chaos at first, and then love; the one to express the divisions, and the other the union of all parties in the middle and common bond. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.
Sons and brother at a strife!
What is your quarrel? how began it first?
———— No quarrel, but a sweet contention. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Your own earnestness and contention to effect what you are about, will continually suggest to you several artifices. William Holder.
This is an end, which, at first view, appears worthy our utmost contention to obtain. John Rogers.
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contention
Contention refers to a disagreement, dispute or argument between two or more parties due to differences in opinion or interests. It can also refer to the assertion or claim made in a debate or argument.
Webster Dictionary
Contentionnoun
a violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife
Contentionnoun
strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel; dispute; as, a bone of contention
Contentionnoun
vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal
Contentionnoun
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contention in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of contention in a Sentence
There’s also some other ingredients that have been identified — things like volatile organic compounds as well as ultrafine particulates, including heavy metals, and so the contention that these products emit a harmless water vapor is simply not true.
It's frustrating not being able to win golf tournaments, not really being there in contention very often... but I know how close it feels and I know I just need a couple of shots here and there and it turns the tide, people don't really realize how close it is between a person who is winning( a tournament) and a person missing the cut.
In previous starts where I was in contention, I was kind of out of sync, i wasn't really talking to Colin that much. I was just getting up there and trying to hit it on the run.
That just took some guts, and having been in this scenario, or having been in contention enough, having been on tour for a few years, I felt comfortable enough playing that full flop. If you caught me a year-and-a-half ago, I probably never would have played that shot in that scenario.
Everybody has a different agenda for why they want to be in contention, whether it's shoring up someone's reputation or if you're a studio executive trying to lure more people to work with you because you've proven that you can create something that is recognized by the pinnacle of this industry.
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