argument

Meaning

  1. (neuter) an argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition)
  2. (neuter) a series of propositions, intended so that the conclusion follows logically from the premises
  3. (neuter) an argument (independent variable of a function)
  4. (neuter) an argument (value or reference passed to a function)
  5. (neuter) an argument (any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause)
  6. (neuter,obsolete) a decision
  7. (neuter,obsolete) a subject matter, theme or topic
  8. (neuter,obsolete) a quarrel, a dispute, an argument

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ar‧gu‧ment
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɑr.ɣyˈmɛnt/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch argument, from Old French argument, from Latin argūmentum.

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