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contest

  • noun
  • kŏn'tĕst

Controversy; debate.

Example

“no contest”

Other meanings

  1. Struggle for superiority; combat.

Word history

From Latin "contestor" (to call to witness).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “contest” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.