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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: contestation (0.03019 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to contestation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: contestation
contestation
n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement;
“they were involved in a violent argument”
[syn:
controversy,
contention,
disputation,
disceptation,
tilt,
argument,
arguing]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Contestation
Contestation
\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.
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After years spent in domestic, unsociable
contestations, she found means to withdraw.
--Clarendon.
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2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]
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A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.
--Barrow.
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