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contestation

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con⋅tes⋅ta⋅tion

  [kon-te-stey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of contesting; controversy; dispute.
2. an assertion contended for.
Origin:
1540–50; (< MF) < L contestātiōn- (s. of contestātiō). See contest, -ation
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con·test   (kŏn'těst')   
n.  

  1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals.

  2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges. See Synonyms at conflict.

v.   (kən-těst', kŏn'těst') con·test·ed, con·test·ing, con·tests

v.   tr.

  1. To compete or strive for.

  2. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose.

v.   intr.
To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique.

[Probably from French conteste, from contester, to dispute, from Old French, to call to witness, from Latin contestārī : com-, com- + testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
con·test'a·ble adj., con'tes·ta'tion (kŏn'tě-stā'shən) n., con·test'er n.
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