contention

1 عمومی:: مجادله‌، ستیزه‌، مشاجره‌، مباحثه‌، نزاع‌، درگیری‌

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2 عمومی:: همگیری

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3 سیاسی و روابط بین الملل:: مجادله

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general:: noun assertion put in an argument: His contention was that we did not help.

Simple Definitions

2 general::   noun opinion that sb expresses ADJ. main Her main contention is that staff should get better training. VERB + CONTENTION support There is no evidence to support her contention. | reject disagreement between people PREP. ~ between There is no contention between the two groups. PHRASES an area of contention, a bone/point/source of contention Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

3 general:: see BONE OF CONTENTION.

American Heritage Idioms