Word: contention
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
ten
tion
Definition: Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
Morphemes:
Affix: contention
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with, together
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: stretch, extend; contend
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.