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Definition of: contention
(kən·ten′shən) noun
1. The act of contending; strife; conflict; struggle; dispute.
2. An object or point in debate or controversy.
3. A statement in support of an argument; also, the argument itself. See synonyms under ALTERCATION, FEUD, QUARREL. [<F <L contentio, -onis <contendere. See CONTEND.]
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