argument
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argument Definition
(n)
a
fact
or
assertion
offered
as
evidence
that
something
is
true
; "
it
was
a
strong
argument
that
his
hypothesis
was
true
"
(n)
a
contentious
speech
act
;
a
dispute
where
there
is
strong
disagreement
; "
they
were
involved
in
a
violent
argument
"
(n)
a
discussion
in
which
reasons
are
advanced
for
and
against
some
proposition
or
proposal
; "
the
argument
over
foreign
aid
goes
on
and
on
"
(n)
a
summary
of
the
subject
or
plot
of
a
literary
work
or
play
or
movie
; "
the
editor
added
the
argument
to
the
poem
"
(n)
a
variable
in
a
logical
or
mathematical
expression
whose
value
determines
the
dependent
variable
;
if
f
(
x
)=
y
,
x
is
the
independent
variable
argument Synonyms
arguing
argument
argumentation
contention
contestation
controversy
debate
disceptation
disputation
literary argument
statement
tilt
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