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1 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) kovoti, varžytis2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) tvirtinti•- contention
- contentious
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contention — noun 1 opinion that sb expresses ADJECTIVE ▪ main ▪ Her main contention is that staff should get better training. VERB + CONTENTION ▪ support ▪ There is no evidence to support her contention … Collocations 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 — noun 1 (C) formal an opinion that someone expresses: Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage people to lead healthy lives. 2 (U) formal argument and disagreement between people: The issue of subsidies is a great source of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contention — con|ten|tion [ kən tenʃən ] noun FORMAL * 1. ) count an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument: My main contention is that we should be educating children to be good citizens. 2. ) uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contention */ — UK [kənˈtenʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms contention : singular contention plural contentions formal 1) [countable] an opinion or statement that something is true, especially one made during a discussion or argument My main contention is that we… … English dictionary
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