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How to pronounce “contention”
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Pronunciation guide for contention
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of contention with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with US & China)
that this would be an area of contention between the United States and China.
- Definition summary
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
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How to pronounce contention
When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with US & China)
that this would be an area of contention between the United States and China.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “contention”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- 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.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
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