contention

Pronunciation: /kənˈtɛnʃən/

The English word “contention” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
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.
Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Etymology

From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).

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