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disputation
[ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.
Obsolete. conversation.
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Origin of disputation
OTHER WORDS FROM disputation
pre·dis·pu·ta·tion, nounWords nearby disputation
disproportionation, disprove, Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disputed, disqualification, disqualify
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British Dictionary definitions for disputation
disputation
/ (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən) /
noun
the act or an instance of arguing
a formal academic debate on a thesis
an obsolete word for conversation
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