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al⋅ter⋅ca⋅tion

  [awl-ter-key-shuhn]
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–noun
a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME altercacioun < L altercātiōn- (s. of altercātiō). See altercate, -ion

Synonyms:
quarrel, disagreement, clash; squabble, tiff.
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Altercation
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al·ter·ca·tion   (ôl'tər-kā'shən)   
n.  A vehement quarrel.
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altercation 
c.1386, from L. altercationem (nom. altercatio), noun of action from altercari "to dispute (with another)," from alter "other" (see alter).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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