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Webster 1913 Edition
Contestation
Conˊtes-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
contestatio
testimony: cf. F. contestation
a contesting.] 1.
The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
“Loverlike contestation.” Milton.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Contestation
CONTESTATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of contesting; strife; dispute.After years spent in domestic contestations, she found means to withdraw.
2.
Testimony; proof by witnesses.Definition 2024
contestation
contestation
English
Noun
contestation (plural contestations)
- The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
- Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Translations
The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute