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disputation
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disputation
(noun)
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disputation
/ˌdɪspjə
ˈ
teɪʃən/
noun
plural
disputations
disputation
/ˌdɪspjə
ˈ
teɪʃən/
noun
plural
disputations
Learner's definition of DISPUTATION
formal
:
a disagreement or argument
[
count
]
legal
disputations
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noncount
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years of debate and
disputation
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— disputatious
/ˌdɪspjə
ˈ
teɪʃəs/
adjective
[
more disputatious; most disputatious
]
a
disputatious
person [=a person who often disagrees and argues with other people]
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