Webster's Dictionary 1828

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CONTENDED

CONTENDED, participle passive Urged in argument or debate; disputed; contested.

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CONTENDENT

CONTENDENT, noun An antagonist or opposer.

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CONTENDER

CONTENDER, noun One who contends; a combatant; a champion.

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CONTENDING

CONTENDING, participle present tense1. Striving; struggling to oppose; debating; urging in argument; quarreling.2. Clashing; opposing; rival; as contending claims or interests.

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CONTENEMENT

CONTENEMENT, noun [con and tenement.] Land, or freehold contiguous to a tenement.

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CONTENT

CONTENT, adjective [Latin, to be held; to hold.] Literally, held, contained within limits; hence, quiet; not disturbed; having a mind at peace; easy; satisfied, so as not to rep...

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CONTENTATION

CONTENTATION, noun Content; satisfaction.

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CONTENTED

CONTENTED, participle passive or adjective Satisfied; quiet; easy in mind; not complaining, opposing or demanding more. The good man is contented with his lot. It is our duty to...

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CONTENTEDLY

CONTENTEDLY, adverb In a contented manner; quietly; without concern.

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CONTENTEDNESS

CONTENTEDNESS, noun State of resting in mind; quiet; satisfaction of mind with any condition or event.

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CONTENTFUL

CONTENTFUL, adjective Full of contentment. [Not used.]

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CONTENTION

CONTENTION, noun [Latin See Contend.]1. Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to resist a person, claim or injury; contest; quarrel.Multitudes lost their li...

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CONTENTIOUS

CONTENTIOUS, adjective1. Apt to contend; given to angry debate; quarrelsome; perverse.A continual dropping in a rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike. Proverbs 27:15.2. R...

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CONTENTIOUSLY

CONTENTIOUSLY, adverb In a contentious manner; quarrelsomely; perversely.

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CONTENTIOUSNESS

CONTENTIOUSNESS, noun A disposition to contend; proneness to contest; perverseness; quarrelsomeness.

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CONTENTLESS

CONTENTLESS, adjective Discontented; dissatisfied; uneasy.

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CONTENTLY

CONTENTLY, adverb In a contented way.

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CONTENTMENT

CONTENTMENT, noun1. Content; a resting or satisfaction of mind without disquiet; acquiescence.CONTENTMENT, without external honor, is humility.Godliness with contentment is grea...

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CONTERMINABLE

CONTERMINABLE, adjective [Latin Con and terminus.] Capable of the same bounds.

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CONTERMINATE

CONTERMINATE, adjective Having the same bounds.

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CONTERMINOUS

CONTERMINOUS, adjective [Latin, con and terminus, a border.] Bordering upon; touching at the boundary; contiguous; as a people conterminous to the Roman territory.

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CONTERPRACTICE

CONTERPRACTICE, noun Practice in opposition to another.

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CONTERRANEAN

CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS, adjective [Latin, con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not used.]

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CONTERRANEOUS

CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS adjective [Latin, con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not used.]

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CONTEST

CONTEST, verb transitive [Latin, have a different sense, being equivalent to the English attest. See Test.]1. To dispute; to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to...

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CONTESTABLE

CONTESTABLE, adjective That may be disputed or debated; disputable; controvertible.

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CONTESTABLENESS

CONTESTABLENESS, noun Possibility of being contested.