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disceptation

/dɪsɛpˈteɪʃən/

disceptation noun: controversy; disputation; discussion.

Noun

disceptation (countable and uncountable, plural disceptations)

  1. (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
    • verbose janglings and endless disceptations1721, John Strype, Ecclesiastical Memorials; Relating Chiefly to Religion, and the Reformation of It, and the Emergencies of the Church of England, under King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. and Queen...

Forms of disceptation

pluraldisceptations

Origin of disceptation

Latin disceptātiō.

Questions about disceptation

What does disceptation mean?
Disceptation means controversy; disputation; discussion.
What part of speech is disceptation?
Disceptation is a noun.
How do you pronounce disceptation?
Disceptation is pronounced /dɪsɛpˈteɪʃən/.
What is the plural of disceptation?
The plural of disceptation is disceptations.

Words near disceptation in the dictionary

  1. discectomy
  2. disced
  3. discede
  4. discention
  5. discept
  6. disceptation
  7. disceptations
  8. disceptatious
  9. disceptator
  10. disceptators
  11. discepted

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