contention
nounEtymology
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).
- derived from contentio
- derived from contencion
- inherited from contencion
Definitions
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support
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.
- It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
The neighborhood
- synonymgainstrife
- synonymgainstriving
- synonymwrangling
- neighborcontendRelated terms of contention
- neighborcontenderRelated terms of contention
- neighborcontentiousRelated terms of contention
- neighborcontentiousnessRelated terms of contention
- neighborresource contention
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at contention. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at contention. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at contention
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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