ARGUMENTS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Argument

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈɑːɡjʊm(ə)nt

Dialects: British English

Definition:

an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one

Short Definition:

angry exchange of views

Examples:

I've had an argument with my father
heated arguments over public spending
there was some argument about the decision

Definition:

a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory

Short Definition:

reasons supporting idea or action

Examples:

there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal
he rejected the argument that keeping the facility would be costly

Definition:

an independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F(x₁, x₂), the arguments of the function F are x₁ and x₂, and the value is y.

Short Definition:

in Mathematics and Logic

Definition:

any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.

Short Definition:

noun phrase

Definition:

a summary of the subject matter of a book.

Short Definition:

summary of book