certamen.
contest, competition; battle, combat, struggle; rivalry; (matter in) dispute;
Meaning & usage
A contest, race, struggle, strife.
A battle, engagement, combat.
An object contended for, prize.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin certō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin certāmen From certō (“struggle, contend”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
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