disputation
noun/ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃn/
/ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- a discussion about something that people cannot agree onTopics Opinion and argumentc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin disputatio(n-), from the verb disputare, from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’.
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