rebuttal

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One target of his rebuttal was the likewise great Greek theologian and scholar cleric Theocletos Pharmakides (1784-1860), who in free Greece represented the Western spirit

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  1. noun The act of rebutting.
  2. noun A statement made in rebutting.

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  • I understand that the page was removed recently because one reason for the rebuttal, the charge that POW forced labor was employed at the current Prime Minister's family coalmine, turned out to be true. —  Independent Media Center: Japan
  • If I get some of the links that attribute public policy that led to starvation of millions as your rebuttal, then you need to look no further then any country on the planet. —  Drudge Retort
  • Subjecting them all to this kind of rebuttal is simply too time consuming; my full rebuttal is the book itself. —  Darwiniana
  • In a rebuttal, which is neither here nor there, Gen Gul has said that the Taliban surfaced in 1994, five years after his tenure ended as ISI chief. —  Bloggers.Pakistan
  • One target of his rebuttal was the likewise great Greek theologian and scholar cleric Theocletos Pharmakides (1784-1860), who in free Greece represented the Western spirit —  orrologion
 

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/rəˈbətəl/
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