Associations to the word «Contention»
Noun
- Strife
- Playoff
- Chu
- Discord
- Defendant
- Bone
- Tumult
- Quarrel
- Tilly
- Bang
- Han
- Berth
- Plaintiff
- Supremacy
- Animosity
- Pennant
- Arbitration
- Redskin
- Bard
- Liu
- Contender
- Argument
- Nl
- Dispute
- Rus
- Bandwidth
- Clinch
- Straight
- Streak
- Overtime
- Podium
- Schumacher
- Busch
- Envy
- Tombstone
- Finishing
- Bills
- Fallacy
- Ravens
- Buccaneer
- Arjuna
- Insistence
- Lap
- Validity
- Enmity
- Ulysses
- Clause
- Point
- Alonso
- Contradiction
- Ajax
- Furlong
- Rivalry
- Horus
- Brawl
- Finish
- Orthodoxy
- Throughput
- Continuance
- Debate
- Disagreement
- Mls
- Cowboy
- Repertoire
- Ferrari
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Wiktionary
CONTENTION, noun. Struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
CONTENTION, noun. 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.
CONTENTION, noun. (computing) (telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
CONTENTION SYSTEM, noun. Communication Systems in which multiple users share a common channel in a way that can lead to conflicts.
CONTENTION SYSTEMS, noun. Plural of contention system
Dictionary definition
CONTENTION, noun. A point asserted as part of an argument.
CONTENTION, noun. A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument".
CONTENTION, noun. The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place".
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