controverse

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See also: controversé

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French controverse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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controverse (plural controverses)

  1. (obsolete) Controversy.

Verb

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controverse (third-person singular simple present controverses, present participle controversing, simple past and past participle controversed)

  1. (obsolete) to controvert

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch controversie, from Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia. The current spelling controverse is due to later influence from Middle French and modern French.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔntroːˈvɛrzə/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧tro‧ver‧se

Noun

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controverse f (plural controversen or controverses, diminutive controversetje n)

  1. controversy

Derived terms

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French controverse, Old French controversie, from Latin contrōversia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁs/

Noun

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controverse f (plural controverses)

  1. controversy (debate, discussion of opposing opinions)

Verb

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controverse

  1. inflection of controverser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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controverse

  1. feminine plural of controverso

Latin

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Adjective

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contrōverse

  1. vocative masculine singular of contrōversus

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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controverse f

  1. inflection of controversă:
    1. indefinite plural
    2. indefinite genitive/dative singular