argument

Plural

arguments

1. 1.A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

   • Says Plowdon [i.e., Edmund Plowden], the whale so caught belongs to the King and Queen, “because of its superior excellence.” And by the soundest commentators this has ever been held a cogent argument in such matters.

2. 2.A process of reasoning; argumentation.

   • I shuddered when I thought of the possible consequences of my consent; but I felt that there was some justice in his argument.

3. 3.An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.

4. 4.A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

   • The neighbours got into an argument about the branches of the trees that extended over the fence.

Overall

Common· #973

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• statement

Word family

• argue