† contestionn.
Bad form for contestation n.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun]
pleac1275
distancec1325
stance14..
in controversyc1432
disceptation1447
disputation1489
disception1492
concertation1509
controversity1528
contending1561
fending and proving1583
digladiation?1591
bandying1599
contestation1602
controverting1610
wrangling1612
contesting1616
rixation1623
contestion1632
controversarya1635
contest1642
vitilitigation1647
ergoteering1687
sparring1755
hash1789
controversying1865
argle-bargle1872
wringle-wrangle1882
argy-bargy1887
polemicizing1948
va-et-vient1959
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 10 Diuers contestions haue I had, about the equality of London, and Paris.
1654 E. Johnson Hist. New-Eng. 182 Together with the contestion begun in our Native country.
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