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contestation
(encz) | contestation,kontroverze n: Zdeněk Brož |
Contestation
(gcide) | Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony:
cf. F. contestation a contesting.]
1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife;
dispute. "Loverlike contestation." --Milton.
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After years spent in domestic, unsociable
contestations, she found means to withdraw.
--Clarendon.
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2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]
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A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
--Barrow.
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contestation
(wn) | contestation
n 1: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: controversy, contention, contestation,
disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument,
arguing] |
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Contestation
(gcide) | Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony:
cf. F. contestation a contesting.]
1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife;
dispute. "Loverlike contestation." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
After years spent in domestic, unsociable
contestations, she found means to withdraw.
--Clarendon.
[1913 Webster]
2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
--Barrow.
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