REFUTATION


Meaning of REFUTATION in English

/ref'yoo tay"sheuhn/ , n.

an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.

Also, refutal /ri fyooht"l/ .

[ 1540-50; refutation- (s. of refutatio ), equiv. to refutat ( us ) (ptp. of refutare to REFUTE; see -ATE 1 ) + -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .