# disputation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˌpjuːˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #86,216

## Definitions
1. The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.

## Etymology
English dispute + -ation, from Old French disputation, from Latin disputatio.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disputation