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Meaning
Noun
●
An
argument
, or
discussion
, usually in an
ordered
or
formal
setting
, often with more than two people,
generally
ending
with a
vote
or other decision.
●
An
informal
and
spirited
but
generally
civil
discussion
of
opposing
views.
●
Discussion of
opposing
views.
●
A type of
literary
composition
,
taking
the form of a
discussion
or
disputation
,
commonly
found in the
vernacular
medieval
poetry
of many European countries, as well
as in
medieval
Latin.
●
Strife, discord.
Verb
●
To
participate
in a
debate
; to
dispute
,
argue
, especially in a public arena.
●
To fight.
●
To
engage
in
combat
for; to
strive
for.
●
To
consider
(
to oneself
), to
think over
, to
attempt
to decide
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Origin
debate
English
debatre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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