"contention" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈtɛnʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contention.wav Forms: contentions [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|contencion}} Middle English contencion, {{der|en|fro|contencion}} Old French contencion, {{der|en|la|contentio|contentio, contentionem}} Latin contentio, contentionem, {{suffix|en|contend|tion}} contend + -tion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} contention (countable and uncountable, plural contentions)
  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (contest, strife, struggle): състеза́ние (sǎstezánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), съревнова́ние (sǎrevnovánie) (Bulgarian), спор (spor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), disputa [feminine] (Catalan), discòrdia [feminine] (Catalan), litigi [masculine] (Catalan), خەبات (xebat) (Central Kurdish), soutěž [feminine] (Czech), soupeření [neuter] (Czech), soutěžení [neuter] (Czech), strijd [masculine] (Dutch), ruzie [feminine] (Dutch), väite (Finnish), väittely (Finnish), dispute [feminine] (French), discorde [feminine] (French), litige [masculine] (French), კამათი (ḳamati) (Georgian), Streit [masculine] (German), amarrán [masculine] (Irish), dréim [feminine] (Irish), bágh [feminine, literary] (Irish), coimhlint [feminine] (Irish), caismirt [feminine] (Irish), taukumekume (Maori), krangel [masculine] (Norwegian), strid [masculine] (Norwegian), contencion [feminine] (Occitan), contèsta [feminine] (Occitan), litigi [masculine] (Occitan), نزاع (nizaʿ) (Ottoman Turkish), چكیش (çekiş) (Ottoman Turkish), contenção [feminine] (Portuguese), contenda [feminine] (Portuguese), dispută [feminine] (Romanian), discordie [feminine] (Romanian), litigiu [neuter] (Romanian), спор (spor) [masculine] (Russian), раздо́р (razdór) [masculine] (Russian), ceallach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), contienda [feminine] (Spanish), bråk [neuter] (Swedish), dispyt [neuter] (Swedish), dust [neuter] (Swedish), gräl [neuter] (Swedish), träta [common-gender] (Swedish), tvist [common-gender] (Swedish), tvistighet [common-gender] (Swedish), anlaşmazlık (Turkish), atışma (Turkish), kavga (Turkish), münakaşa (Turkish), tartışma (Turkish), uyuşmazlık (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-contention-en-noun-ATVTeGaX Disambiguation of 'contest, strife, struggle': 75 17 7
  2. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (point maintained in an argument): posició [feminine] (Catalan), tvrzení [neuter] (Czech), názor [masculine] (Czech), přesvědčení [neuter] (Czech), bewering [feminine] (Dutch), kanta (Finnish), Behauptung [feminine] (German), påstand (Norwegian), пози́ция (pozícija) [feminine] (Russian), iddia (Turkish), sav (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-contention-en-noun-cRdbBB9v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -tion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 60 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tion: 13 65 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 76 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 57 17 10 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 58 21 8 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 63 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 6 78 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 59 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 70 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 74 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 18 65 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 73 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 20 56 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 66 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 77 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 75 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 68 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 65 18 Disambiguation of 'point maintained in an argument': 20 79 1
  3. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Telecommunications Translations ((computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.): kamppailu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-contention-en-noun-WaA7wPcX Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of '(computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.': 15 7 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gainstrife, gainstriving, wrangling Hyponyms: resource contention [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] Derived forms: bone of contention, contentional, contention system, in contention, noncontention, point of contention, resource contention Related terms: contend, contender, contentious, contentiousness

Inflected forms

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          "word": "კამათი"
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          "word": "taukumekume"
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          "roman": "nizaʿ",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dispyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dust"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gräl"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "träta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tvist"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tvistighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "anlaşmazlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "atışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "kavga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "münakaşa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "tartışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "contest, strife, struggle",
      "word": "uyuşmazlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "posició"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tvrzení"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "názor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "přesvědčení"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bewering"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "word": "kanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Behauptung"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "word": "påstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pozícija",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пози́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "word": "iddia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "point maintained in an argument",
      "word": "sav"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(computing, telecommunications) Competition for a limited resource.",
      "word": "kamppailu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contention"
}

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