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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ten•tion /kənˈtɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. - a struggling in opposition;
conflict:[uncountable]This is a bad time for contention, just before the wedding. - disagreement in debate;
dispute:[uncountable* often: noun + of + ~]The main point of contention was the school budget. - an argument one puts forward;
opinion or belief:[countable]It's my contention that we must consolidate our businesses.
Idioms- be in contention, [uncountable] to be competing, as for a job, etc.:He's in contention for the position of manager.
con•ten•tious, adj. See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ten•tion (kən ten′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a struggling together in opposition;
strife. - a striving in rivalry;
competition;
contest. - strife in debate;
dispute;
controversy. - a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
- Latin contentiōn- (stem of contentiō), equivalent. to content(us), past participle of contendere to contend (con- con- + tentus, variant of tēnsus; see tense1) + -iōn- -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conflict, combat.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disagreement, dissension, debate, altercation.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged agreement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: contention /kənˈtɛnʃən/ n - a struggling between opponents; competition
- dispute in an argument (esp in the phrase bone of contention)
- a point asserted in argument
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin contentiō exertion, from contendere to contend |