contest

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  2. noun a struggle between rivals
  3. verb to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).

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competition

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