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Sputation
(gcide) | Sputation \Spu*ta"tion\ (sp[-u]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. sputare
to spit, v. intens. fr. spuere to spit: cf. F. sputation.]
The act of spitting; expectoration. --Harvey.
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disputation
(encz) | disputation,debata n: Zdeněk Broždisputation,disputace n: Zdeněk Brož |
Disputation
(gcide) | Disputation \Dis`pu*ta"tion\, n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion,
OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See
Dispute, v. i.]
1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in
opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy
in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some
fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
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2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in
opposition to each other on some question proposed.
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disputation
(wn) | disputation
n 1: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the
opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn:
debate, disputation, public debate]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: controversy, contention, contestation,
disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing] |
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