disputation
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/dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
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Synonyms
debatepublic debatedisputedisagreementdebatingaltercationcontestationcontentiondispute resolutioncontestissuedissensionarguingappositiondiscourseredargution