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noun
The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: controversy, contention, contestation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
Narrower terms: argy-bargy, argle-bargle, firestorm, sparring, polemic, fight
noun
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: debate, public debate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
History
English dispute + -ation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio.
