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The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?
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Meaning of "bone of contention" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONE OF CONTENTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONE OF CONTENTION

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bone of contention is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BONE OF CONTENTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bone of contention in the English dictionary

The definition of bone of contention in the dictionary is the grounds or subject of a dispute.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONE OF CONTENTION

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bone meal
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BONE OF CONTENTION

abstention
accreditation
attention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
contention
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convention
crime prevention
detention
fire prevention
intention
intervention
invention
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National Convention
obtention
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Synonyms and antonyms of bone of contention in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «bone of contention» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONE OF CONTENTION

Find out the translation of bone of contention to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bone of contention from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bone of contention» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争吵的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manzana de la discordia
570 millions of speakers

English

bone of contention
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवाद की हड्डी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

яблоком раздора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pomo da discórdia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বন্দ্বের হাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pomme de discorde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tulang perdebatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stein des Anstoßes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不和の種
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경합 의 뼈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balung geger
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

xương của ganh đua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சண்டை எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दडपणाचा हाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çekişme kemeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pomo della discordia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kością niezgody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яблуком розбрату
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măr al discordiei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μήλον της έριδος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twisappel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tviste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stridens eple
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bone of contention

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONE OF CONTENTION»

The term «bone of contention» is regularly used and occupies the 61.314 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONE OF CONTENTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bone of contention

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QUOTES WITH «BONE OF CONTENTION»

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Mustafa Akyol
The main bone of contention is whether Islamic injunctions are legal or moral categories. When Muslims say Islam commands daily prayers or bans alcohol, are they talking about public obligations that will be enforced by the state or personal ones that will be judged by God?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONE OF CONTENTION»

Discover the use of bone of contention in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bone of contention and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Bone Of Contention: The Third Chronicle Of Matthew Bartholomew
Cambridge, 1392.
Susanna Gregory, 2010
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A Bone of Contention
It is 1392, and Matthew Bartholomew, physician to Michaelhouse College, is called to examine some mysterious bones found in the King's Ditch.
Susanna Gregory, 1998
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Bone of Contention: A Magdalene la Batarde Mystery
A Magdalene la Batarde Mystery Roberta Gellis. FORCE BOOKS BY ROBERTA CELLIS A Mortal Bane A Personal Devil Bone of Contention ^ Bone of Contention Roberta A Tom Doherty Associates ftooK.
Roberta Gellis, 2003
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Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life
This edition of the rarely seen stage classic features Hurston's original short story, "The Bone of Contention," as well as the complete recounting of the acrimonious literary dispute that prevented Mule Bone from being produced or ...
Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, 2008
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Collecting Visible Evidence
... therefore find the practice of "recording" prehistory a challenge, if not theoretically impossible. By drawing our attention to the impressionistic evidence of cave 255 > A Bone of Contention: Documenting the Prehistoric Subject MORAN 2 55.
Jane Gaines, Michael Renov, 1999
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The Student's Practical Dictionary of Idioms, Phrases and ...
Bone — Bone of contention — я aubjiict or point of contention or dispute; something which produces a quarrel. J hagre ka ghar ; J hagre ká bais. The delamitation question continued a bone of contention for some years. That province was the ...
‎1904
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Dogs Who Smile: The Happiest Hounds Around
A collection of photographs depicting grinning dogs features whimsically captioned entries, including a delighted dachshund, a laughing labrador, and a cheerful Chihuahua.
Virginia Woof, 2013
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Xone of Contention: A Xanth Novel
That was the fundamental bone of contention. "Damn you, Macrohard," he swore softly. "Just once, couldn't you give a person a break? I'm not trying to steal Doors from you, just to put a special function on the keypad 'Enter' key so Grundy ...
Piers Anthony, 2000
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
Articu1a.r bone. Same as ariicularc.Bag of bones. s'ee MIL—Bone of contention, a subject of dispute or rivalry: probably from the manner in which dogs quarrel over a bone. While any flesh remains on a bone, it continues a bone of confenfion.
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
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The Century dictionary
Bone of contention, a subject of dispute or rivalry : probably from the manner in which dogs quarrel over a bone. While any flesh remains on a bone, it continues a bone 0/ contention. Brooke, Fool of Quality, I. 249. Sardinia was one of the chief  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONE OF CONTENTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bone of contention is used in the context of the following news items.
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Obama: ISIS Strategy Will Take Time, Requires More Than Military …
The strategy has been a major bone of contention with American lawmakers, many of whom have criticized the president's strategy, calling it ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Over half of city Gramin Sewas don't have GPS
Interestingly, GPS has been a bone of contention in the transport department in almost all vehicle categories. While GPS is mandatory in public ... «ET Auto, Jul 15»
3
Clinton: Rice Backed Obama Over Israel on Settlements
Rice ends her chapter on this issue by acknowledging that settlement activity continued to be a "bone of contention" for the U.S.-Israel ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
4
Vaccination coverage: Govt sets up panel to look at UNICEF report
The findings have been a bone of contention with government questioning the methods of the survey that shows, among other states, a dip in ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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CRAWFORD | Kentucky reasserts itself as all-sports rivalry with …
... I. That a top-five finish in rifle counts the same as a top-five in basketball is a bone of contention for some, but excellence is excellence. «WDRB, Jul 15»
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The Surgeon Said That Gay Rights Was Just a Fad
The bone of contention seemed to be the front page stories in both The Philadelphia Inquirer and The New York Times. The stories concerned ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Governor's Signature Still Needed on Financial Relief Bill for Local …
The organization's biggest bone of contention is AB 113's further empowerment of the California Department of Finance in the dissolution of ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Analysis: This time South Africa held its own at the UN
The bone of contention? The fact that the resolution made mention only of the singular 'family', without acknowledging that families worldwide ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
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Sea FM Breakfast Jock's relationship in the toilet
For Sea FM Mackay's Jay and Dave the toilet is a chief bone of contention. “Every 15 minutes Dave bolts to the toilet, usually through the news ... «Radioinfo, Jul 15»
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Ranchi man shot for standing up against drug peddlers | Ranchi …
The issue has been a bone of contention and in the past several quarrel between a few family members including Ansaris have taken place. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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