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Meaning of argument in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɑrɡjəmənt/
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Noun
argument
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere‘make clear, prove, accuse’
Definitions
1.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Examples
« it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true »
2.
a contentious speech act
Examples
« a dispute where there is strong disagreement »
« they were involved in a violent argument »
3.
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Examples
« the argument over foreign aid goes on and on »
4.
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
Examples
« the editor added the argument to the poem »
5.
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
Examples
« if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable »