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  1. noun A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
  2. noun A quarrel; a dispute.
  3. noun Archaic A reason or matter for dispute or contention: "sheath'd their swords for lack of argument” (Shakespeare).
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin argūmentum, from arguere, to make clear; see argue.

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  1. from Middle English argument, from Old French argument (French argument), from Latin argumentum, proof, evidence, token, subject, contents, from arguere, prove, argue: see argue.
  2. from Middle English argumenten, from Latin argumentari, adduce proof, from argumentum: see argument, n.
 

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