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con·tes·ta·tion
/ˌkɑnˌtɛsˈteʃən/
論爭,主張
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Con·tes·ta·tion
n.
1.
The
act
of
contesting
;
emulation
;
rivalry
;
strife
;
dispute
.
“Loverlike
contestation
.”
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
]
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