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Contending vs Contention - What's the difference?

contending | contention |

As nouns the difference between contending and contention

is that contending is contention while contention is struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate.

As a verb contending

is present participle of lang=en.

contending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • contention
  • *
    • in the midst of some contendings in the Church, about the government of his house

    contention

    English

    (wikipedia contention)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • struggle, contest, strife, argument, debate
  • A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
    • It is my contention that state lotteries are taxes on stupid people.
  • (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.

    • Synonyms

    * gainstrife, (l), wrangling

    Derived terms

    * bone of contention

    Related terms

    * contend * contender * contentious * contentiousness

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