Plural of contention

regular plural

The plural of contention is contentions.

Forms of contention

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.From the entry Chloe
What gives these enterprisings their political character are the contentions, claims and experiences of the other.2010, Melvin Pollner, Mundane Reason: Reality in Everyday and Sociological Discourse. From the entry enterprising
A labyrinth of intricable questions, unprofitable contentions, incredibilem delirationem, one calls it., New York, 2001, p.110. From the entry intricable
"You go after concrete proof of your contentions - none of this scientific jabborwocky."1962, J. Hunter Holly, The Flying Eyes, page 47. From the entry jabberwocky
Their motives, therefore, for including interest help to explain their contentions.1920, John Packard Jordan, Cost Accounting; Principles and Practice, page 438. From the entry inclusionist

noun Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
noun 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.
noun Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

What is the plural of contention?: The plural of contention is contentions.
Is contention countable?: Contention is a countable and uncountable noun.

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