noun

argument

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noun

A reason or set of reasons given to support a conclusion.

"Her argument was persuasive enough to change my mind."

A heated disagreement between people.

"They had a huge argument over whose turn it was to cook."

In computing, a value passed into a function or command.

"The function takes two arguments: a name and an age."

How to Use Argument

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither a case made to support a point, a quarrel between people, or (in programming) an input passed to a function.

Common pairings

make an argument get into an argument pass an argument

Word Forms

argumented past tense, arguments plural, argument plural, argumented plural, arguments singular, argument singular, argumented singular, argumentest singular, argumentedst singular, argumenteth singular

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Etymology

From Latin argumentum, from arguere, "to make clear, prove."

Synonyms

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assertion basis contention claim proof

Antonyms

recantation

Related Words

abandon abdicate accusation cause basis affirmation proof strife

Rhymes for argument

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