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Pronunciation: (
—n.kon'test;
—v.kun-test'), [key]
—n.
1. a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
2. struggle for victory or superiority.
3. strife in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.

—v.t.
1. to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
2. to argue against; dispute: to contest a controversial question; to contest a will.
3. to call in question: They contested his right to speak.
4. to contend for in rivalry.

—v.i.
to dispute; contend; compete.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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