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contentions

contentions is the plural of contention.

Meaning of contention

Noun

contention (countable and uncountable, plural contentions)

  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  2. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
    • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  3. Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Questions about contentions

What is contentions the plural of?
Contentions is the plural of contention.

Words near contentions in the dictionary

  1. contenting
  2. contention
  3. contention system
  4. contention systems
  5. contentional
  6. contentions
  7. contentious
  8. contentiously
  9. contentiousness
  10. contentive
  11. contentives

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