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Controversies
(gcide) | Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. Controversies. [L.
controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;
contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See
Verse.]
1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of
contrary opinions.
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This left no room for controversy about the title.
--Locke.
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A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in
writing. --Johnson.
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2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
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The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.
xxv. 31.
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3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
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When any man that had a controversy came to the king
for judgment. --2 Sam. xv.
2.
Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;
contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
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Controversies
(gcide) | Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. Controversies. [L.
controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;
contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See
Verse.]
1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of
contrary opinions.
[1913 Webster]
This left no room for controversy about the title.
--Locke.
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A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in
writing. --Johnson.
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2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.
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The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.
xxv. 31.
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3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]
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When any man that had a controversy came to the king
for judgment. --2 Sam. xv.
2.
Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;
contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
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