Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in contention

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
in- -con-tention
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Contending for a title or championship.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention.

Example Sentences

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What does in contention mean?
Contending for a title or championship.

How to pronounce in contention

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