noun. The act of disputing; debate.

noun. An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis.

noun. The act of disputing or debating; argumentation; controversy; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, or proposition.

noun. An exercise in which parties debate and argue on some question proposed, as in a school or college.

noun. Augustine disputation. See Augustine.

noun. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

noun. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

noun. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

noun. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

noun. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

noun. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

"Hitchens loved what he called "disputation" – there was little difference between his public and private speaking styles – and America, a more oral culture than Britain's, offered ample opportunity."

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