"bone of contention" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbəʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈboʊn əv kənˈtɛnʃən/ [US] Audio: en-us-bone of contention.ogg , en-au-bone of contention.ogg Forms: bones of contention [plural]
Etymology: A reference to two dogs fighting over the same bone. Head templates: {{en-noun|bones of contention}} bone of contention (plural bones of contention)
  1. (idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: apple of discord, sticking point, stumbling block Translations (Something that continues to be disputed): я́блъка на раздо́ра (jáblǎka na razdóra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), jablko sváru [neuter] (Czech), twistpunt [neuter] (Dutch), tüliõun (Estonian), kiistakapula (Finnish), riitakapula (Finnish), pomme de discorde [feminine] (French), Zankapfel [masculine] (German), strīda ābols [masculine] (Latvian), kość niezgody [feminine] (Polish), jabłko niezgody [neuter] (Polish), я́блоко раздо́ра (jábloko razdóra) [neuter] (Russian), jablko sváru (Slovak), stridsäpple [neuter] (Swedish), tvistefrö [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) Something that continues to be disputed; something on which no agreement can be reached."
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