contention

/kษ™nหˆtษ›nสƒษ™n/

IPA: /K AH0 N T EH1 N SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

  2. 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.

    โ€œIt is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.โ€

  3. 3

    Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

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