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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

1350–1400; Middle English disputacioun<Latin disputātiōn- (stem of disputātiō), equivalent to disputāt(us) (past participle of disputāre; disput- (see dispute) + -ātus-ate1) + -iōn--ion; replacing desputisoun<Old French

OTHER WORDS FROM disputation

pre·dis·pu·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby disputation

disproportionation, disprove, Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disputed, disqualification, disqualify
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Words related to disputation

argumentation, debate, dialectic, dispute, dissension, polemics, forensic, mooting

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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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