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contestation vs sparring

sparring vs contestation

contestation and sparring both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contestation Yes No No No
sparring Yes No No No
As nouns, sparring is a hyponym of contestation; that is, sparring is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contestation:
  • contestation: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  • sparring: an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
Other hyponyms of contestation include argle-bargle, argy-bargy, firestorm, polemic, fight.
contestation (noun) sparring (noun)
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage
Difference between contestation and sparring

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