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Meaning of Contestation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɒn.tɛsˈteɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of contesting; emulation
  2. The act of challenging or disputing a claim or idea.
  3. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.

Equivalents

العربية التحدي
Български спор
Bosanski спор
Français contestation
Hrvatski спор
Bahasa Indonesia kontestasi
Српски спор

Examples

“Contempt and loathing for body and nature are central to the operations of white male grievance, and any contestation of these politics will require us to challenge the somatophobia and ecophobia with which they are bound up.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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