contention
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); see contend.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
contention (countable and uncountable, plural contentions)
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- 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.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
SynonymsEdit
HyponymsEdit
- (computing) resource contention
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Related terms of contention
TranslationsEdit
contest, strife, struggle
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point maintained in an argument
ReferencesEdit
- contention on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further readingEdit
- “contention” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “contention” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Old FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin contentio, contentionem. Cf. the inherited form contençon, and see also tençon.
NounEdit
contention f (oblique plural contentions, nominative singular contention, nominative plural contentions)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- English: contention
- French: contention