/ ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn; NAmE -tərˈk-/ noun
[ C , U ] ( formal ) a noisy argument or disagreement
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin altercatio(n-) , from the verb altercari .
/ ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃn; NAmE -tərˈk-/ noun
[ C , U ] ( formal ) a noisy argument or disagreement
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin altercatio(n-) , from the verb altercari .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005