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{
"term": "contention",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "anger between people who disagree",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "One area of contention is the availability of nursery care."
},
{
"text": "Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention."
},
{
"text": "There is no contention between the two groups."
}
],
"synonyms": "dispute",
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["play-off", "title"],
"preposition": ["contention between"],
"phrases": [
"an area of contention",
"a bone of contention",
"a point of contention"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument",
"sensetop": "contention (that…)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident."
},
{
"text": "I would reject that contention."
},
{
"text": "Her main contention is that staff should get better training."
},
{
"text": "There is no evidence to support her contention."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["main"],
"verb + contention": ["support", "dispute", "reject"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a subject that causes people to disagree",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "with a chance of winning something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Only three teams are now in contention for the title."
},
{
"text": "There were three left in serious contention for the prize."
},
{
"text": "Their team is still in contention for the championship"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "without a chance of winning something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Jaguars are now out of contention."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈtenʃn/",
"audio": "xc/contention/xcontention__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kənˈtenʃn/",
"audio": "xc/contention/xcontention__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’."
}