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noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
originEtymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English contestation From contest + -ation.
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