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   argument

   /ˈɑːɡjʊm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one: "I've had an argument with my father" Similar quarreldisagreementsquabblefightdifference of opiniondisputewrangleclashaltercationfeuddissensionwar of wordscontretempsexchange of viewsdebatediscussiondiscoursedisputationcontroversyinformal:tiffbarneyset-todust-upbust-upshouting/slanging matchspatding-dongfalling-outrowaftersrammy
   • 2. a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory: "there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal" Similar reasoningline of reasoninglogiccasedefencejustificationvindicationapologyexplanationrationalizationevidencereasonsgroundsargumentationpolemicassertiondeclarationclaimpleacontentionexpostulationdemonstration
   • 3. an independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F (x1, x2), the arguments of the function F are x 1 and x 2, and the value is y.
   • ▪ another term for amplitude
   • 4. any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
   • 5. a summary of the subject matter of a book. archaic Similar themetopicsubject mattergistoutlinesummarysynopsisabstractprecisplotstoryline

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.

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   An argument is a disagreement between two or more people, but it can also be a statement backed by evidence, like your argument that your school doesn't need a dress code. Argument comes from the 14th-century French word of the same spelling, meaning "statements and reasoning in support of a proposition."

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   a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse. subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.

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