See Also: disputation(dictionary)
disputation(dictionary)

disputation (iou)



disputation noun. LME.
[French from Latin disputatio(n-), from disputat- pa. ppl stem of disputare: see DISPUTE verb, -ATION.]
The action of disputing or debating; argument, controversy; debate, discussion. Also, an instance of this. LME.
b. spec. An exercise in which parties formally propose, attack, and defend a set question or thesis. M16.
Written discussion or treatment of a subject; a dissertation. M16-E17.
Doubtful or disputable condition; doubt. M16-L17.
Interchange of ideas; discourse, conversation. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.