n. Function: noun
1 a position assumed or a point made especially in controversy FF1C; her thesis about the assassination was arguable FF1E;
Synonyms: contention, contestation
Related Words: point, position; argument; belief, opinion, sentiment(s), view(s)
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Synonyms: ASSUMPTION 2, apriorism, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presumption, presupposition, supposition
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Synonyms: DISCOURSE 2, disquisition, dissertation, memoir, monograph, monography, tractate, treatise
Related Words: exposition; argument, argumentation