DISPUTATION
\dɪspjuːtˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪspjuːtˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_p_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DISPUTATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
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the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
By Princeton University
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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
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the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The act of disputing; controversy; discussion; argumentation.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of disputing; a contest in argument on opposide sides of a question; an exercise in argumentation on opposite sides for the sake of practice.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Thomas Sheridan
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