Associations to the word «Contention»
Noun
- Bruin
- Faction
- Jealousy
- Evidence
- Tyre
- Win
- Refusal
- Dissent
- Loss
- Marlowe
- Spot
- Uproar
- Acc
- Jet
- Prosecution
- Schism
- Afc
- Hypocrisy
- Lancaster
- Battling
- Posse
- Queue
- Ethernet
- Allocation
- Brave
- Controversy
- Charger
- Protocol
- Oiler
- Mystic
- Dempsey
- Cpu
- Rival
- Resolve
- Juror
- Teammate
- Plato
- Amendment
- Cache
- Pitching
- Cite
- Descartes
- Issue
- Cade
- Conservatism
- Reject
- Out
- Celtic
- Injury
- Turbulence
- Giant
- Respondent
- Opponent
- Raptor
- Protestantism
- Mcdowell
- Relegation
- Constructor
- Theorist
- Zeal
- Taxpayer
Adjective
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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