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Definition of disputation : 1. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
2. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

Synonyms:

list, sway, lean, dispute, line, rivalry, competition, argument, joust, words, argumentation, parameter, disceptation, inclination, affirm, debate, literary argument, Forensics, statement, contestation, logical argument, controversy, rock, careen, line of reasoning, leaning, public debate, tilt, contention, arguing, discussion

Usage examples:

• The disputation might now begin. - "Berlin and Sans-Souci", Louise Muhlbach.
• The bishop now condescended to end this disputation by saying emphatically, " Consider, young savage, that in battle neither the infant, the aged, the sick, nor infirm are involved, but only those in the full prime of health and vigour." - "Nature and Art", Mrs. Inchbald.
• In a remote and general way he deplores the vain talk and disputation which go hand in hand with a relaxation of the practical Christian virtues. - "The Making of the New Testament", Benjamin W. Bacon.