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disputation

 
Noun disputation has 2 senses
  1. debate, disputation, public debate - the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
    --1 is a kind of public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
    Derived form: verb dispute2
  2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
    --2 is a kind of dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
    --2 has particulars:
     argy-bargy, argle-bargle; firestorm; sparring; polemic; fight
    Derived forms: verb dispute2, verb dispute1
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