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    argument - Dictionary definition and meaning for word argument

    Definition
    (noun) a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
    Synonyms : statement
    Example Sentence
    • it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
    Definition
    (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
    Example Sentence
    • they were involved in a violent argument
    Definition
    (noun) a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
    Synonyms : argumentation , debate
    Example Sentence
    • the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
    Definition
    (noun) a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
    Synonyms : literary argument
    Example Sentence
    • the editor added the argument to the poem
    Definition
    (noun) (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
    Synonyms : parameter
    Definition
    (noun) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable Definition
    (noun) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
    Example Sentence
    • I can't follow your line of reasoning
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for argument

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Argument does not have an e. I lost the e in an Argument.


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text: my brother would use this same argument
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