CONTEST

Contest

Contest is the self-published first novel by Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly. In 1996, after being rejected by several Australian publishing houses, Reilly personally paid for 1000 copies of the book to be published privately under the label of 'Karanadon Entertainment', and sold them himself.

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contest

Noun

  1. Controversy; debate.
    no contest
  2. Struggle for superiority; combat.
  3. A competition.
    The child entered the spelling contest.

Verb

  1. To contend.
    I will contest for the open seat on the board.
  2. To call into question; to oppose.
    The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
  3. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
    The troops contested every inch of ground.
  4. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.


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