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contention

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  1. discord               
 
con.ten.tion \k*n-'ten-ch*n\ n [ME contencioun, fr. MF, fr. L contention-, 
   contentio fr. ]contentus, pp. of contendere to contend 1: an act or 
   instance of contending : STRIFE  2: a point advanced or maintained in a 
   debate or argument