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Word: Contentious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French contentieux, from Latin contentiosus, from content- ‘striven’, from the verb contendere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛn(t)ʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
Short Definition:controversial
Examples:- a contentious issue
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