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   Dis·pu·ta·tion

   /ˌdispyəˈtāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. debate or argument: "promoting consensus rather than disputation"
   • ▪ formal academic debate: "the founding father of logical disputation"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin disputatio(n-), from the verb disputare (see dispute).

   Derivatives

   • 1. disputative adjective

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