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contests
We have found lemma(root) word of contests : contest.
Definitions
[ˈkɒntɛst], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality
(e.g: a tennis contest)
Phrases:
- no contest
Origin
:
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
[kənˈtɛst], (Verb)
Definitions:
- engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
(e.g: she declared her intention to contest the presidency)
- oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong
(e.g: the former chairman contests his dismissal)
Phrases:
- no contest
Origin
:
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
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