contention

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈtɛnʃən/

Noun

contention

1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
2. 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.

3. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Synonyms

• gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling

Translations

• French: dispute, discorde, litige
• German: Streit
• Portuguese: contenção, contenda
• Russian: спор
• Spanish: contienda

Translations

• German: Behauptung
• Russian: пози́ция

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