disputation
the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
an academic exercise consisting of the arguing of a thesis between its maintainer and its opponents.
Obsolete. conversation.
Origin of disputation
1Other words from disputation
- pre·dis·pu·ta·tion, noun
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How to use disputation in a sentence
Let us now turn to the other section, that over some of which there is excellent reason for disputation, over others none.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickOpulence introduced the cultivation of the fine arts, with a taste for literature, and consequently for disputation.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)A very long disputation followed, in which Plaise was desired to humble himself to the bishop; but this he refused.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeOf the language used in the disputation we do not know; nor can we tell how the two recognized each other.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanNext day I had nearly as good an audience, although it was the day for the disputation at the Sorbonne.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for disputation
/ (ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of arguing
a formal academic debate on a thesis
an obsolete word for conversation
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