"contention" meaning in Anglais

See contention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \kən.ˈtɛn.ʃən\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ajshul-contention.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contention.wav Forms: contentions [plural]
  1. Opinion, conviction, avis, point de vue (que l’on défend dans un débat).
    Sense id: fr-contention-en-noun-B0VAgOzO Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Assertion, affirmation.
    Sense id: fr-contention-en-noun-If5pqquN
  3. Rivalité, compétition.
    Sense id: fr-contention-en-noun-~UHLzM35 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bone of contention, contentious Related terms: contend, contender

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "Jane Urquhart, The Stone Carvers",
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