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Definition contention

Etymology

From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contend? (past participle contentus); see contend.

Noun

contention (countable and uncountable, plural contentions)

  1. Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
  2. 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.
  3. (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

Results 128 Words with the letters CONTENTION

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15 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONTENTIOUSNESS 22
CONVENTIONALIST 26
CONVENTIONALITY 28
COUNTERPOINTING 27
DECONCENTRATION 25
DECONTAMINATION 25
INTERCONNECTION 25
NONCONSTRUCTIVE 29
RECONCENTRATION 24
RECONTAMINATION 24
14 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONCATENATIONS 23
CONCENTRATIONS 23
CONSTERNATIONS 20
CONTRAVENTIONS 24
NONCOMMITMENTS 29
NONCOMPETITION 26
POSTCONVENTION 27
13 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONCATENATION 22
CONCENTRATION 22
CONSTERNATION 19
CONTRAVENTION 23
NONCOMMITMENT 28
NONCONTINGENT 23
UNCONTENTIOUS 21
11 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONTENTIONS 17
10 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONTENTION 16
9 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONTINENT 15
8 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
INNOCENT 14
7 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONNOTE 12
CONTENT 12
COONTIE 11
TONETIC 11
TONTINE 9
6 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CONINE 11
COOTIE 9
COTTON 10
INCENT 11
INTENT 8
INTONE 8
IONONE 8
NOCENT 11
NOETIC 10
NOTICE 10
NOTION 8
5 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CENTO 9
CONIN 10
CONTE 9
CONTO 9
NINON 8
NITON 7
NONCE 10
NONET 7
OCTET 8
ONION 7
ONTIC 9
TENON 7
TINCT 9
TONIC 9
TONNE 7
4 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CENT 8
CINE 8
CION 8
CITE 7
COIN 8
CONE 8
CONI 8
CONN 9
COON 8
COOT 7
COTE 7
ETIC 7
ICON 8
INTO 5
NEON 6
NETT 5
NICE 8
NINE 6
NITE 5
NONE 6
NOON 6
NOTE 5
ONCE 8
ONTO 5
OTIC 7
OTTO 4
TENT 5
TINE 5
TINT 5
TOIT 4
TONE 5
TOON 5
TOOT 4
TOTE 4
3 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
CON 7
COO 6
COT 6
EON 4
ICE 6
INN 5
ION 4
NET 4
NIT 4
NOO 4
NOT 4
ONE 4
ONO 4
OOT 3
TEN 4
TET 3
TIC 6
TIE 3
TIN 4
TIT 3
TOE 3
TON 4
TOO 3
TOT 3
2 letter words with the letters CONTENTION ↑
EN 3
ET 2
IN 3
IT 2
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OI 2
ON 3
TI 2
TO 2

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