contention
pronunciation
How to pronounce contention in British English:
UK [kənˈtenʃn]
How to pronounce contention in American English:
US [kənˈtenʃn]
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- Noun:
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
Word Origin
- contention (n.)
- late 14c., "strife," from Old French contention, from Latin contentionem (nominative contentio), from content-, past participle stem of contendere (see contend).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The future of tourism is another point of contention .
- 2. There is contention about who will foot the bill .
- 3. Optimistic locking assumes a low likelihood of record contention .
- 4. The first part of this contention is true , the second is not .
- 5. Thus bus contention becomes a severe problem as more cores and processors are added to intel computers .