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it is my contention that

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  • contention — n. argument 1) to rebut, refute a contention 2) a bone of contention ( something contentious ) 3) a contention that + inf. (it is his contention that taxes are too low) competition 4) in contention with * * * [kən tenʃ(ə)n] refute a contention [… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • contention — con|ten|tion [kənˈtenʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin contentio, from contendere; CONTEND] 1.) formal a strong opinion that someone expresses sb s contention that ▪ Her main contention is that doctors should do more to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • contention — [[t]kənte̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] contentions 1) N COUNT: usu poss N Someone s contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion. It is my contention that death and murder always lurk as potentials in violent… …   English dictionary

  • contention — n. 1 a dispute or argument; rivalry. 2 a point contended for in an argument (it is my contention that you are wrong). Phrases and idioms: in contention competing, esp. with a good chance of success. Etymology: ME f. OF contention or L contentio… …   Useful english dictionary

  • contention — noun /kənˈtɛntʃən/ a) struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people. b) A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of… …   Wiktionary

  • Contention City, Arizona —   Ghost town   Mason s Western Hotel in Contention City, 1880 …   Wikipedia

  • Contention — Con*ten tion, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See {Contend}.] 1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife. [1913 Webster] I would my arms could match thee in contention. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Strife in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contention — may refer to: The main contention, in rhetoric, the main point being argued Resource contention, a general concept in communications and computing, is competition by users of a system for the facility at the same time: Contention… …   Wikipedia

  • Contention free pollable — (CF Pollable) is a state of operation for wireless networking nodes. The condition is saying that the node is able to use the Point Coordination Function, as opposed to the Distributed Coordination Function, within a wireless LAN. A device that… …   Wikipedia

  • contention — [kən ten′shən] n. [ME contencioun < OFr contention < L contentio < pp. of contendere: see CONTEND] 1. the act of contending; strife, struggle, controversy, dispute, quarrel, etc. 2. a statement or point that one argues for as true or… …   English World dictionary

  • contention — That for which one contends; that which one claims, or asserts, or argues in support of …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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