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con⋅ten⋅tion

  [kuhn-ten-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a struggling together in opposition; strife.
2. a striving in rivalry; competition; contest.
3. strife in debate; dispute; controversy.
4. a point contended for or affirmed in controversy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L contentiōn- (s. of contentiō), equiv. to content(us), ptp. of contendere to contend (con- con- + tentus, var. of tēnsus; see tense 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅ten⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. conflict, combat. 3. disagreement, dissension, debate, altercation.

Antonyms:
3. agreement.
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Word Origin & History

contention 
1382, from O.Fr. contention, from L. contentionem, from stem of contendere (see contend).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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