Disputation

(v. i.) The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

(v. i.) A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

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• I live professionally in an atmosphere of disputation, Mr. Hartright, and I am only too glad to escape from it, as I am escaping here. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Much mighty speech-making there has been, both in and out of Parliament, concerning Tom, and much wrathful disputation how Tom shall be got right. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Disputation is not amusing to cherubs. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• We therefore had many disputations. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.

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