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argumentum

UK/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm//ɑɹɡjuˈmɛntəm/

argumentum noun: an argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.

Noun

argumentum (plural argumenta)

  1. (formal) An argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.
    • Argumentum anti-Normannicum: or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword...1682, Sir Edward Coke, Argumentum Anti-Normannicum, John Darby

Forms of argumentum

pluralargumenta

Origin of argumentum

Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentum. Doublet of argument.

Words formed from argumentum

Words that rhyme with argumentum

Questions about argumentum

What does argumentum mean?
Argumentum means an argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.
What part of speech is argumentum?
Argumentum is a noun.
How do you pronounce argumentum?
Argumentum is pronounced /ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of argumentum?
The plural of argumentum is argumenta.

Words near argumentum in the dictionary

  1. arguments from ignorance
  2. arguments from illusion
  3. arguments from silence
  4. arguments of periapsis
  5. arguments to the purse
  6. argumentum
  7. argumentum ad baculum
  8. argumentum ad consequentiam
  9. argumentum ad crumenam
  10. argumentum ad dictionarium
  11. argumentum ad feminam

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