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Contention Abbreviation: Content.

Contention is a 10 letter word, used as a noun, a compound word, with the abbreviation Content. - with Middle English origins, and has the letters ceinnnoott (ceinot). Starts with c, ends with n, six consonants, four vowels and three syllables.

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10 Letters
6 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use contention as a noun in a sentence.
About Contention
A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters c, e, i, n, o, and t, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters en. Contention starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters c, co, con, cont, conte, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ntion, ..
Definition
The act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
Compound Words
A compound word, contention has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are content, and ion.
Pig Latin
Contention in Pig Latin is said as "ontentioncay or ontentioncway".
Unigram
c | o | n | t | e | n | t | i | o | n
Bigram
co | on | nt | te | en | nt | ti | io | on
Trigram
con | ont | nte | ten | ent | nti | tio | ion
Quadrigram
cont | onte | nten | tent | enti | ntio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the act of competing as for profit or a prize;
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
a point asserted as part of an argument
a contentious speech act;
a dispute where there is strong disagreement;
"they were involved in a violent argument"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Contention"

There are 354 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to contention.

SynonymDefinition
Abnegationrenunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
Activista militant reformer
Adoa rapid bustling commotion
Affraya noisy fight
Aggressivenessa disposition to fight
Altercationnoisy quarrel
Animositya feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Animusa feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
Antagonism(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
Anteposition

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Antonyms

There are 1 words that have the opposite meaning of contention.

AntonymDefinition
Cooperationthe practice of cooperating
"economic cooperation"
"they agreed on a policy of cooperation"

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from contention.
Anagram Definition
Contentionthe act of competing as for profit or a prize
"the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

View English words with the unique letters used in contention. Words With The Letters Ceinot

Derives

Contention derives from 4 words.
Word Definition
Competecompete for something
engage in a contest
measure oneself against others
Contendmaintain or assert
"He contended that Communism had no future"
Rivalthe contestant you hope to defeat
"he had respect for his rivals"
"he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Viecompete for something
engage in a contest
measure oneself against others

Hypernyms

Contention has 1 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Group Action

Hyponyms

There are 1 hyponyms for contention
Word Definition
Contesta struggle between rivals

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