Argument
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Argument
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1 n.
Proof; evidence.
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2 n.
A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
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3 n.
A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
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4 n.
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
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5 n.
Matter for question; business in hand.
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6 n.
The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
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7 n.
The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
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8 v. i.
To make an argument; to argue.
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9 n.
Proof; evidence.
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10 n.
A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.
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11 n.
A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
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12 n.
The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
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13 n.
Matter for question; business in hand.
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14 n.
The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
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15 n.
The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
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16 v. i.
To make an argument; to argue.