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/aʁ.gy.mɑ̃/
Translation
argument, point (in a debate)
Word origin
From Latin argumentum ('evidence, proof'), from arguere ('to make clear, to prove').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- argumentum
- English cognates
- argue, argument
Grammar
Examples
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She has a good argument to defend her idea.
' .
He gave me several arguments against this project.
' convaincant.
That's not a very convincing argument.
A quiet false friend: argument is a reasoned point put forward in a discussion, not a shouting match. For a row or a quarrel, French reaches for .
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