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ar·gu·ment (är′gyo̵̅o̅ mənt, -gyə-)
noun
- Archaic proof or evidence
- a reason or reasons offered for or against something
- the offering of such reasons; reasoning
- a discussion in which there is disagreement; dispute; debate
- a short statement of subject matter, or a brief synopsis of a plot; summary
- Obsolete a topic; theme
- Math. independent variable
Etymology: ME < OFr or L: OFr < L argumentum, evidence, proof < arguere: see argue
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