Usually means: Source of disagreement or conflict.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word a bone of contention:

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  1. a bone of contention: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. a bone of contention: Wordnik
  3. a bone of contention: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. A bone of contention, a bone of contention: Dictionary.com
  5. a bone of contention: FreeDictionary.org
  6. A bone of contention: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. a bone of contention: Idioms



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