## Meanings
1. An opinion or point that you state firmly in an argument.
2. Angry disagreement or competition between people.
3. A serious chance of winning, especially in sport.

## Examples
- It is my contention that lotteries are simply a tax on the poor.
- The will became a source of bitter contention within the family.
- A late goal put the team back in contention for the title.

## Synonyms
- gainstrife
- gainstriving
- wrangling

## Derived Forms
- contentional
- noncontention

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contencion
- Root: contentio

## Etymology
From Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention).

## AI Etymology
Contention comes from Middle English contencion, borrowed from Old French contencion, from Latin contentio, contentionem, from contendō (past participle contentus); equivalent to contend + -tion (similar formation to attention). The historical chain includes contencion (Middle English), contencion (Old French), and contentio (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as contentional and noncontention. In present use it covers an opinion or point that you state firmly in an argument, angry disagreement or competition between people, and a serious chance of winning, especially in sport.

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