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The correct spelling is contention.
How to pronounce contention
noun
IPA: /kənˈtɛnʃən/
Say it like: Con-ten-sho-n
The correct spelling is contention. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. For example: "It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people."
Usage Examples
“It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.”
Definition
noun
- 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.
- 3.Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
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