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nouna contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreementtype of:
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"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"nounthe act of competing as for profit or a prize
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nouna point asserted as part of an argumenttype of:
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attention mention intention tension convention pension detention invention dimension extension intervention suspension comprehension prevention ascension contention apprehension retention hypertension abstention dissension pretension distention misapprehension inattention contravention condescension declension intension incomprehension