contention

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

contentions

1.
(countable, uncountable)Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
2.
(countable, uncountable)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.
It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

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Đồng nghĩa

gainstrifegainstrivingwranglinggainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling

Cùng gốc / liên quan

contentionalnoncontentionbone of contentioncontention systemin contentionpoint of contentionresource contention

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Nguồn gốc từ

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).