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disputation

[ dis-pyoo-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  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. Obsolete. conversation.


disputation

/ ËŒ»åɪ²õ±èÂáʊˈ³Ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  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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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of disputation1

1350–1400; Middle English disputacioun < Latin »å¾±²õ±è³Ü³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »å¾±²õ±è³Ü³ÙÄå³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to »å¾±²õ±è³Ü³ÙÄå³Ù ( us ) (past participle of disputÄre; disput- ( dispute ) + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1 ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion; replacing desputisoun < Old French
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Luther’s theses were written in Latin as an academic/theological disputation about the practice of indulgences, which were a million miles from a freewheeling, secular, new-age fashion such as Twitter.

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This pre-Renaissance tradition was that of the disputatio, or disputation, by which university lecturers and other public pundits were expected to allow periods of time for counterarguments regarding their ideas, theories and general assertions.

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What happens is a version of what former philosophy students and debate-happy internet smarties will recognize as the Trolley Problem, a chestnut of hypothetical ethical disputation.

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Santos's angry disputation was soon undermined after Rochard released a high-quality photo which appeared to show Santos wearing the same red feathered dress as in the first image.

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In his opening remarks, the former vice-presidential nominee called arguments against statehood “legalistic disputations and ultimately excuses for something that is inexcusable.â€

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