"in contention" meaning in All languages combined

See in contention on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in contention, {{en-PP}} in contention
  1. (sports) Contending for a title or championship. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-in_contention-en-prep_phrase-bkpP8~jr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention.
    Sense id: en-in_contention-en-prep_phrase-vDvnMP-P

Download JSON data for in contention meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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