Definition of contention - WordReference.com Dictionary

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contention
A	noun
	1	competition, contention, rivalry
			the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚competition, contention, rivalry ╚contest
	2	contention
			a point asserted as part of an argument
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚statement ╚declaration ╚assertion; averment; asseveration ╚contention ╚submission
	3	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"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚speech act ╚disagreement ╚dispute; difference; difference of opinion; conflict ╚controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing ╚fight ╚polemic ╚sparring ╚firestorm ╚argy-bargy; argle-bargle

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