disputation

[ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.

an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.

Obsolete. conversation.

Origin of disputation

1350–1400; Middle English disputacioun<Latin disputātiōn- (stem of disputātiō), equivalent to disputāt(us) (past participle of disputāre; disput- (see dispute) + -ātus-ate¹) + -iōn--ion; replacing desputisoun<Old French

OTHER WORDS FROM disputation

pre·dis·pu·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby disputation

disproportionation, disprove, Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity

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Example sentences from the Web for disputation

The neighbours now and then combine for disputation, others give themselves up in deep solitude to meditation and mortification.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker
Your talk and disputation is nothing unless that name is rung.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
He regarded a disputation with the eye of a practised fencer, and sought the means of extending his fame over North Germany.
A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon|John Lord, A.M.
Next day I had nearly as good an audience, although it was the day for the disputation at the Sorbonne.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen

When the disputation was over, the sectarians were called upon to prove their devotion to Christianity by immediate action.
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)|S. M. Dubnow

British Dictionary definitions for disputation

disputation

/ (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of arguing

a formal academic debate on a thesis

an obsolete word for conversation

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单词	disputation
释义	disputation [ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhn ] / ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disputation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate. an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents. Obsolete. conversation. Origin of disputation 1350–1400; Middle English disputacioun<Latin disputātiōn- (stem of disputātiō), equivalent to disputāt(us) (past participle of disputāre; disput- (see dispute) + -ātus-ate¹) + -iōn--ion; replacing desputisoun<Old French OTHER WORDS FROM disputation pre·dis·pu·ta·tion, noun Words nearby disputation disproportionation, disprove, Dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disputation The neighbours now and then combine for disputation, others give themselves up in deep solitude to meditation and mortification. The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)\|Max Duncker Your talk and disputation is nothing unless that name is rung. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor He regarded a disputation with the eye of a practised fencer, and sought the means of extending his fame over North Germany. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon\|John Lord, A.M. Next day I had nearly as good an audience, although it was the day for the disputation at the Sorbonne. The Age of Erasmus\|P. S. Allen When the disputation was over, the sectarians were called upon to prove their devotion to Christianity by immediate action. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume I (of 3)\|S. M. Dubnow British Dictionary definitions for disputation disputation / (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən) / noun the act or an instance of arguing a formal academic debate on a thesis an obsolete word for conversation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disputation argumentation, dissension, dialectic, debate, dispute, polemics, forensic, mooting
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disputation

noun

Origin of disputation

OTHER WORDS FROM disputation

Words nearby disputation

Example sentences from the Web for disputation

British Dictionary definitions for disputation

noun

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