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   Con·ten·tion

   /kənˈten(t)SH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. heated disagreement: "the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries" Similar disagreementdisputedisputationargumentvariancediscordhostilityconflictfrictionacrimonyenmitystrifedissensiondisharmonyquarrelingfeudingOpposite agreement
   • 2. an assertion, especially one maintained in argument: "statistics bear out his contention that many runners are undertrained for this event" Similar argumentclaimpleasubmissionallegationopinionstandpositionviewbeliefthesishypothesiscasepostulationdeclarationassertionaffirmationpronouncementannouncementstatement

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’ (see contend).

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