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(pō lem′iks, pə-)

noun

the art or practice of disputation or controversy

Origin: see polemic & -ics

See polemics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

The art or practice of argumentation or controversy.
The practice of theological controversy to refute errors of doctrine.

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