Meaning of argument in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈɑrɡjəmənt/

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1. 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. 2. a contentious speech act

   Examples

   • « a dispute where there is strong disagreement »
   • « they were involved in a violent argument »
3. 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. 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. 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 »