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The correct spelling is contest.
How to pronounce contest
/ˈkɒn.tɛst/
nounIPA: /ˈkɒn.tɛst/
Say it like: Con-tes-t
The correct spelling is contest. Controversy; debate. For example: "no contest"
Usage Examples
“no contest”
“The child entered the spelling contest.”
“I will contest for the open seat on the board.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Controversy; debate.
- 2.Struggle for superiority; combat.
- 3.A competition.
verb
- 1.To contend.
- 2.To call into question; to oppose.
- 3.To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- 4.To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
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