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contention  Wordnet 
A point asserted as part of an argument  Wordnet 
"It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country."  Miranda Joubioux (src: Hannah Arendt) 

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German
Behauptung   2 validations  Ingo Dierkschnieder 
Äußerung, in der etwas als Tatsache hingestellt wird   2 validations  Ingo Dierkschnieder (src: Duden) 
"Er blieb bei der Behauptung, dass die Erde flach sei."   2 validations  Ingo Dierkschnieder 

Arabic
جدال   1 validation  Mumtaz 
مسألة يتم إثباتها كجزء من مناقشة.   1 validation  Mumtaz 

Catalan
argument   1 validation  Maria Rosich Andreu , afirmació   1 validation  Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D. 
Raó adduïda en prova d'una proposició, per convèncer algú d'alguna cosa.   2 validations  Maria Rosich Andreu (src: DIEC) 
"Desfer els arguments del contrari. No tenir argument. Servir, una cosa, d'argument. Argument a favor, en contra, d'una proposició."   1 validation  Maria Rosich Andreu (src: DIEC) 

Portuguese
Asserção, alegação   1 validation  Henrique Magalhaes 

Chinese
争夺 争论 争辩 论点   1 validation  Ray Luo (src: 简明英汉词典) 

Italian
affermazione   1 validation  Regina Eichstaedter 
dichiarazione, asserzione, l'atto di affermare qualche cosa   1 validation  Regina Eichstaedter 
"Affermò di essere italiano."   1 validation  Regina Eichstaedter 

Polish
stwierdzenie   1 validation  Malgorzata Fic-Trzmielewska 

Russian
довод   1 validation  Ekaterina Guerbek 
Соображение, какое-л. положение, факт, приводимые в доказательство чего-л.   1 validation  Ekaterina Guerbek 
"Его доводы оказались несостоятельными."   1 validation  Ekaterina Guerbek 

French
assertion   1 validation  Miranda Joubioux , affirmation   1 validation  Miranda Joubioux 
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"Un fait vient à l’appui de mon assertion."   1 validation  Miranda Joubioux 

Greek
ισχυρισμός   1 validation  Vicky Alyssandraki 
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Indonesian
pernyataan   1 validation  dharma negara 
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"Apa yang dikemukakannya ternyata benar. = His contention proved to be right."   1 validation  dharma negara (src: H Shadily ) 

Danish
argument, påstand   1 validation  Helle Kaiser-Nielsen 
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Spanish
aserveración   1 validation  Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D. , pretensión   1 validation  Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D. 
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Bulgarian
твърдение   1 validation  Ivaylo Ivanov , теза   1 validation  Ivaylo Ivanov , довод   1 validation  Ivaylo Ivanov 
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Urdu
دلیل پیش کرتے ہوئے تکرار کرنا   1 validation  abufaraz 
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