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in the PONS Dictionary

contentiō <ōnis> f (contendo)

1.

contentio
starke Anspannung, Anstrengung
summa contentione dimicare

2.

contentio
eifriges Streben, Bemühung (nach, um etw.: m. Gen) [ honoris nach Ehre; rei publicae um den Staat ]

3.

contentio
Wettstreit, -kampf; übh. Kampf, Streit (m. Gen.: in etw., um etw.; de re: um etw.) [ forensis vor Gericht; rei privatae in einer Privatsache; dicendi im Reden; honorum um Ehrenstellen; de regno ]

4.

contentio
Streitrede, -gespräch, Debatte; Streitfrage

5.

contentio
Streitsucht, Rechthaberei

6.

contentio
Leidenschaft, Heftigkeit

7.

contentio
das Vergleichen, Vergleich, vergleichende Zusammenstellung

8. RHET

contentio nachkl.
Antithese
Declension for contentiō
Case Singular Plural
Nominative contentiō contentiōnēs
Genitive contentiōnis contentiōnum
Dative contentiōnī contentiōnibus
Accusative contentiōnem contentiōnēs
Ablative contentiōne contentiōnibus
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