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Word entry · 10 letters

contention

Best crossword clue

"Point at issue"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /kənˈtɛnʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceinnnoottStarts with CEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of competing as for profit or a prize

Word origin

From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).

Used in a sentence

  • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Point at issue10 letters
02Dispute10 letters

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