disputation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
disputation (plural disputations)
- The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:dispute
