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ar·gu·ment    Audio Help   [ahr-gyuh-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
2.a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
3.a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
4.a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
5.an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
6.subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
7.an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
8.Mathematics.
a.an independent variable of a function.
b.Also called amplitude. the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.
c.the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates. Compare principal argument.
9.Computers. a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
10.Obsolete.
a.evidence or proof.
b.a matter of contention.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME (< OF) < L argūmentum. See argue, -ment]

—Synonyms 1. Argument, controversy, dispute imply the expression of opinions for and against some idea. An argument usually arises from a disagreement between two persons, each of whom advances facts supporting his or her own point of view. A controversy or a dispute may involve two or more persons. A dispute is an oral contention, usually brief, and often of a heated, angry, or undignified character: a violent dispute over a purchase. A controversy is an oral or written expression of contrary opinions, and may be dignified and of some duration: a political controversy.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  argument
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed.
Synonyms:  altercation, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word, wrangle
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  argument
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A course of reasoning.
Synonyms:  case, point
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  argument
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  altercation, argumentation, beef, brawl, case, combat, controversy, debate, defense, difference, discourse, discussion, disputation, dispute, fight, flap, fuss, hassle, plea, plot, polemic, quarrel, reason, reasoning, rhubarb, run-in, scene, spat, squabble, statement, stew, summary, tiff, words
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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