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• otella• väittää• kilvoitella• kilpailla• kamppailla• taistella* * *kən'tend1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) kamppailla2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) väittää•- contention
- contentious
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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