English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
  2. An exchange of arguments
  3. The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.

Pronunciation

/ˌɑːɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɑːɡjəmənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɑːɡjʊ-/ /ˌɑɹɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɑɹɡjəmənˈteɪʃən/ /ˌɑɹɡju-/

Word forms

argumentation argumentations

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 argūmentor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin argūmentātiōder. Middle English argumentacioun English argumentation Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.

Derived words

argumentational argumentationally counterargumentation
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