el
masculine
/aɾɣuˈmento/
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Translation
argument, reasoning, plot
Word origin
From Latin argumentum ('proof, evidence, subject matter'), from arguere ('to make clear, to argue'). The literary sense of plot developed from the idea of the matter a work sets out.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- argumentum
- English cognates
- argument, argue
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralargumentos
Examples
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His argument did not convince me at all.
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The plot of the film is very original.
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You need solid arguments to win the debate.
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I did not quite understand the plot of the book.
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Each one defended their position with good arguments.
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