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  • 1contest — con·test 1 /kən test/ vt: to dispute or challenge through legal procedures contest a will con·test 2 / kän ˌtest/ n: a challenge brought through formal or legal procedures boundary controversies or other contest s between states Felix… …

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  • 2Contest mobility — refers to system of social mobility in which all individuals are seen as participants in a race where elite status is the end goal and the contest is an open one. The idea is also sometimes referred to as tournament mobility. This serves in… …

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  • 3Contest (novel) — Contest   …

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  • 4contest — vb 1 *compete, contend Analogous words: struggle, strive, endeavor (see ATTEMPT): fight, battle (see CONTEND) 2 *resist, withstand, oppose, fight, combat, conflict, antagonize contest n Contest, conflict, combat, fight, affray, fray …

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  • 5Contest of Champions II — Cover of trade paperback for Contest of Champions II (1999). Art by Michael Ryan. Publication information …

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  • 6Contest Searchlight — Genre Comedy Created by Jim Serpico Starring Denis Leary Lenny Clarke Country of origin …

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  • 7Contest (Bottom episode) — Contest Episode no. Series One Episode 003 Directed by Ed Bye Written by Ade Edmondson Rik Mayall Produced by …

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  • 9Contest — Con test, n. 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. [1913 Webster] Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory,… …

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  • 10contest — [n1] competition challenge, concours, discussion, game, match, meet, meeting, proving, rencounter, sport, testing, tournament, trial, trying; concepts 92,363 contest [n2] fight, struggle action, affray, altercation, battle, battle royal*, beef*,… …

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