argument
Pronunciation: /ˌɑr.ɣyˈmɛnt/
“argument” is a Dutch word. Its 8 meanings in English:
noun
- an argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition)
- a series of propositions, intended so that the conclusion follows logically from the premises
- an argument (independent variable of a function)
- an argument (value or reference passed to a function)
- an argument (any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause)
- a decision
- a subject matter, theme or topic
- a quarrel, a dispute, an argument
Etymology
From Middle Dutch argument, from Old French argument, from Latin argūmentum.
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