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Word: Dispute
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin disputare ‘to estimate’ (in late Latin ‘to dispute’), from dis- ‘apart’ + putare ‘reckon’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈspjuːt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪspjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a disagreement or argument
Short Definition:disagreement or argument
Examples:- a territorial dispute between the two countries
- the Commission is in dispute with the government
Word: Dispute
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈspjuːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
argue about (something)
Short Definition:argue about
Examples:- the point has been much disputed
- he taught and disputed with local poets
Definition:
compete for; strive to win
Short Definition:compete for
Examples:- the two drivers crashed while disputing the lead
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