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Definitions for: Contestation [n] a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
After years spent in domestic, unsociable
contestations, she found means to withdraw.
--Clarendon.
2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]
A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
--Barrow.
Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, controversy, disputation, tilt
See Also: argle-bargle, argy-bargy, conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute, polemic, sparring
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