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argumentum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ärgyo͞omĕnʹtəm
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm/
  • General-American: /ɑɹɡjuˈmɛntəm/
  • Latinate: /ɑɹ.ɡuːˈmeɪn.tum/
  • rhymes with -ɛntəm
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noun

Meaning 1

An argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

Topics: human-sciences, law, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h2érǵus Proto-Italic *argus Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Italic *-ō Proto-Italic *arguō Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumlbor. English argumentum Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentum. Doublet of argument.