contention
/kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
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American sound/kənˈtɛnʃ(ə)n/
kənˈtɛnʃən
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Final -tion sounds like shun
kən - ˈtɛnʃən -> contention
Myanmar meaning
(n) ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှု။ ခွန်းကြီးခွန်းငယ် ပြောဆိုခြင်း။ အချေအတင်ငြင်းခုံခြင်း။ အမြင်။ သဘောထား။
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contention /kǝn'tenʃn/ n
၁။ [U] ~ (for sth/to do sth) ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှု။
After a series of defeats, the team is no longer in contention for the title/to win the title (ie competing for it).
၂။ [U] (fml ) ခွန်းကြီးခွန်းငယ် ပြောဆိုခြင်း။ အချေအတင်ငြင်းခုံခြင်း။ This is not a time for contention.
၃။ [C] ~ (that…) (fml ) အမြင်။ သဘောထား။ It is my contention that you are wrong, and I shall try to prove it.
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argument, disputation, disagreement, debate, conflict, controversy, strife, advancement, affirmation, allegation, altercation, assertion, asseveration, avowal, battle, beef, belief, belligerency, bone of contention, bone to pick, charge, claim, combat, competition, contest, contestation, declaration, demurrer, deposition, difference, disaccord, discord, discussion, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, enmity, explanation, feuding, fight, flak, ground, hassle, hostility, hurrah, hypothesis, idea, maintaining, opinion, plea, position, predication, profession, quarrel, rivalry, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, squabble, stand, static, struggle, thesis, variance, view, war, wrangle, wrangling
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