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单词 disputation
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•pu•ta•tion /ˌdɪspyʊˈteɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. the act of disputing: [uncountable]arguing with careful disputation.[countable]long disputations about what to do.
See -pute-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•pu•ta•tion  (dis′pyŏŏ tāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of disputing or debating;
    verbal controversy;
    discussion or debate.
  2. an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.
  3. [Obs.]conversation.
  • Old French
  • Latin disputātiōn- (stem of disputātiō), equivalent. to disputāt(us) (past participle of disputāre; disput- (see dispute) + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion; replacing desputisoun
  • Middle English disputacioun 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disputation /ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən/ n
  1. the act or an instance of arguing
  2. a formal academic debate on a thesis
  3. an obsolete word for conversation
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