"contentious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \kənˈtɛn.ʃəs\, \kənˈtɛn.ʃəs\, \kənˈten.ʃəs\, kənˈten.ʃəs Audio: En-au-contentious.ogg Forms: more contentious [comparative], most contentious [superlative]
  1. Contentieux, litigieux.
    Sense id: fr-contentious-en-adj-u1kFVaOi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contentiously, contentiousness Related terms: contend, contender, contention
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