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单词 contention
释义 contention
 —contentional,  adj.  
 /keuhn ten"sheuhn/,  n.  
  1. a struggling together in opposition; strife.
  2. a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.
  3. strife in debate; dispute; controversy.
  4. a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
 [1350-1400; ME ( < AF) < L contention- (s. of contentio), equiv. to content(us), ptp. of contendere to CONTEND (con- CON- + tentus, var. of TENSUS; see TENSE1) + -ion- -ION]
 Syn. 1. conflict, combat. 3. disagreement, dissension, debate, altercation.
 Ant. 3. agreement.
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