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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