Proof; evidence.
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To aim; to direct.
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A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.
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The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…
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The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…
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of Reason
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The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
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Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.
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The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…
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Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity.
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The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…
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of Adduce
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A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cove…
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The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the lawfulness or un…
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One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast.
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Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
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A reasoned case against the position being discussed.
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One who, or that which, determines or decides.
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To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…
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Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
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Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theolo…
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Civil polity.
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A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.
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Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
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of Spar
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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
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of Argue
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The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositi…
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A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist, something; contest; strife.
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The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
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Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions.
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To engage in combat for; to strive for.
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Controversy; disputation; discussion.
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The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting…
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Flax; linen.
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A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface, etc., is considered, se…
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The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
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A covering overhead; especially, a tent.
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A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the compo…
A connected set of reasons supporting a conclusion.
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