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contention definition

con·ten·tion (kən ten′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc.
  2. a statement or point that one argues for as true or valid

Etymology: ME contencioun < OFr contention < L contentio < pp. of contendere: see contend

contention Idioms

in (or out of) contention

having a (or no) chance to win

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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