Hyphenation of contentions

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contentions? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tentions

Definitions of contentions:

1.	A point asserted as part of an argument
2.	A contentious speech act A dispute where there is strong disagreement They were involved in a violent argument
3.	The act of competing as for profit or a prize The teams were in fierce contention for first place

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