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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Disputation
Description: Disputation is a noun that refers to argument or debate.
The Latin word disputare (dis pyoo TAR ay) means ‘to dispute.’ The word is often used to refer to a formal debate. Here’s an example:
After attending the disputation my son participated in, I’m convinced that from now on, we must give him whatever he wants. The young man is simply too good at debating for us to argue him out of anything.