disputation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
disputation
n.
debate, discussion; formal academic debate
Disputation
In the
scholastic system of education of the
Middle Ages,
disputations (in
Latin:
disputationes, singular:
disputatio) offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in
theology and in
sciences. Fixed rules governed the process: they demanded dependence on traditional written
authorities and the thorough understanding of each argument on each side.
disputation
Noun
1. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
(synonym) debate, public debate
(hypernym) public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation
(derivation) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) controversy, contention, contestation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle
(derivation) quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
Disputation (die)
nf.
disputation, formal academic debate
Disputation
(v. i.)
The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
(v. i.)
A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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