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Word: Contest
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th century, whence the current noun and verb senses
ˈkɒntɛst
an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality
Short Definition:event in which people compete
Examples:- a tennis contest
Word: Contest
Speech Type: Verb
kənˈtɛst
engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
Short Definition:compete to attain power
Examples:- she declared her intention to contest the presidency
oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong
Short Definition:oppose something as wrong
Examples:- the former chairman contests his dismissal
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