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Altercation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- When we were little, my younger brother went to the emergency room because of an altercation with a coffee table.
- And never be alone with this person because then any altercation becomes your word against his.
- Given last year's violence, the altercation was not surprising.
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Word Origin & History
altercation
late 14c., from L. altercationem (nom. altercatio) "a dispute, wrangling," noun of action from altercatus, pp. of altercari "to dispute (with another)," from alter "other" (see alter).
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