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Definition of contest noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    contest

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ˈkɑntɛst//
     
     
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  1. 1a competition in which people try to win something a singing contest a talent contest to enter/win/lose a contest see beauty contest
  2. 2contest (for something) a struggle to gain control or power a contest for the leadership of the party
    3. Idioms
    be no contest
     
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    used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily
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