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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 »

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