Meanings
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1
noun
An angry disagreement between people.
They had a big argument about where to go on holiday.
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2
noun
A reason or set of reasons given to support an opinion.
She made a strong argument for lowering taxes.
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3
noun
A discussion in which people give reasons for and against something.
The argument over foreign aid goes on and on.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin argūmentorder. Old French argumenterbor. Middle English argumenten English argument The obsolete senses are derived from Middle English argumenten (“to argue, discuss; to consider, reflect”), from Old French argumenter (“to argue”), from Latin argūmentārī (“to adduce arguments or proof, prove, reason; to adduce (something)…
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