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Disputation

Disputation Meaning & Definition
Disputation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Disputation?

[n] a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[n] the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Disputation: arguing | argument | contention | contestation | controversy | debate | public debate | tilt

Related Terms | Find terms related to Disputation:

See Also | argle-bargle | argy-bargy | conflict | difference | difference of opinion | dispute | oral presentation | polemic | public speaking | sparring | speaking | speechmaking

Disputation In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis`pu*ta"tion\, n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See {Dispute}, v. i.] 1. 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. 2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

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