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ar·gu·ment (är′gyo̵̅o̅ mənt, -gyə-)

noun

  1. Archaic proof or evidence
  2. a reason or reasons offered for or against something
  3. the offering of such reasons; reasoning
  4. a discussion in which there is disagreement; dispute; debate
  5. a short statement of subject matter, or a brief synopsis of a plot; summary
  6. Obsolete a topic; theme
  7. Math. independent variable

Etymology: ME < OFr or L: OFr < L argumentum, evidence, proof < arguere: see argue

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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