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contentions


 
  Grep  of  noun  contention 
  contention 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contention 
 
  The  noun  contention  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  contention  --  (a  point  asserted  as  part  of  an  argument) 
  2.  (1)  controversy,  contention,  contestation,  tilt,  argument,  arguing  --  (a  dispute  where  there  is  strong  disagreement;  "they  were  involved  in  a  violent  argument") 
  3.  competition,  contention,  rivalry  --  (the  act  of  competing  as  for  profit  or  a  prize:  "the  teams  were  in  fierce  contention  for  first  place") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  contention 
 
  The  noun  contention  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  contention  --  (a  point  asserted  as  part  of  an  argument) 
  2.  (1)  controversy,  contention,  contestation,  tilt,  argument,  arguing  --  (a  dispute  where  there  is  strong  disagreement;  "they  were  involved  in  a  violent  argument") 
  3.  competition,  contention,  rivalry  --  (the  act  of  competing  as  for  profit  or  a  prize:  "the  teams  were  in  fierce  contention  for  first  place") 



contentions definition