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/de.ba/
Translation
debate
Word origin
From Old French debatre ('to fight, to contend'), formed from de- and batre ('to beat'), from Latin battuere ('to beat'). English debate, batter and combat come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- battuere
- English cognates
- debate, batter, combat
Grammar
Examples
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The political debate lasted two hours.
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This subject is the focus of a great debate.
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They had a lively debate about the environment.
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