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refutation definition

refu·ta·tion (ref′yə tā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of refuting, or proving false or wrong; disproof
  2. something that refutes, as an argument

Etymology: L refutatio < refutatus, pp.

Also refutal re·fut′al (ri fyo̵̅o̅t′'l)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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