disputation
/ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- debate or argument辩论; 争论：
promoting consensus rather than disputation
要促成一致而不是引发争论
count noun a lengthy disputation about the rights and wrongs of a particular request.对某一要求的对错的冗长的争辩。
1.1
- formal academic debate（正式的）学术辩论：
the founding father of logical disputation
逻辑辩论的鼻祖
count noun scholastic disputations.学术辩论。
派生词
disputative
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin disputatio（n-）， from the verb disputare （see DISPUTE）.