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Vinony

contention

noun

  1. struggle or strife over a possession or a point of argument
  2. deal with, suffer through
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛnʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).

  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  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.

    “It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.”

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