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A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition: a challenge to a duel.
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An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation: a challenge to the government's authority.
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A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question: a challenge to a theory.
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A sentry's call to an unknown party for proper identification.
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A test of one's abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertaking: a career that offers a challenge.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.