1 [U] (formal) angry disagreement between people:
One area of contention is the availability of nursery care. * a point of contention
2 [C] ~ (that...) (formal) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument:
It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident. * I would reject that contention.
IDIOMS
in contention (for sth) with a chance of winning sth:
Only three teams are now in contention for the title.
out of contention (for sth) without a chance of winning sth:
to slip / drop out of contention
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is contention a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, contention is tagged as noun.
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