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Definition of polemic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polemic

noun
 
/pəˈlemɪk/
 
/pəˈlemɪk/
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  1. [countable] a speech or a piece of writing that argues very strongly for or against something/somebodyTopics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. [uncountable]
    (also polemics [plural])
    the practice or skill of arguing strongly for or against something/somebody
    • Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek polemikos, from polemos ‘war’.
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