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   contention

   /kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. heated disagreement: "the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries" Similar disagreementdisputedisputationargumentvariancediscordhostilityconflictfrictionacrimonyenmitystrifedissensiondisharmonyquarrellingfeudingOpposite agreement
   • 2. an assertion, especially one maintained in argument: "Freud's contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment" Similar argumentclaimpleasubmissionallegationopinionstandpositionviewbeliefthesishypothesiscasepostulationdeclarationassertionaffirmationpronouncementannouncementstatement

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

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