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Contestation definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTESTATION, n.
1. The act of contesting; strife; dispute.
After years spent in domestic contestations, she found means to withdraw.
2. Testimony; proof by witnesses.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" [syn: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1580 controversy, debate

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a disputation. 2 an assertion contended for. Etymology: L contestatio partly through F (as CONTEST)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.