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contention

გამოთქმა: /kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] heated disagreement:the captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries
  • 2 [count noun] an assertion, especially one maintained in argument:Freud’s contention that all dreams were wish fulfilment

in (or out of) contention

having (or not having) a good chance of success in a contest: three penalties kept the team firmly in contention Heather’s error in the race put her out of contention

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