"argument" meaning in Dutch

See argument in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɑr.ɣyˈmɛnt/ Audio: Nl-argument.ogg Forms: argumenten [plural], argumentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: From Middle Dutch argument, from Old French argument, from Latin argūmentum. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|argument}} Middle Dutch argument, {{der|nl|fro|argument}} Old French argument, {{der|nl|la|argūmentum}} Latin argūmentum Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} argument n (plural argumenten, diminutive argumentje n)
  1. an argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-QvhrG6mQ
  2. an argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition)
    (logic, philosophy) a series of propositions, intended so that the conclusion follows logically from the premises
    Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-5TkKOky5 Categories (other): Logic, Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  3. (mathematics) an argument (independent variable of a function) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-8fNKhrWb Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. (programming) an argument (value or reference passed to a function) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-VmXHGxJw Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  5. (linguistics) an argument (any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-65T0D0kB Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  6. (obsolete) a decision Tags: neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-UbwHwzy9
  7. (obsolete) a subject matter, theme or topic Tags: neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-9wJkhmGN Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 0 0 1 6 9 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 9 9 9 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 6 19 12 8 43 1
  8. (obsolete) a quarrel, a dispute, an argument Tags: neuter, obsolete
    Sense id: en-argument-nl-noun-sCZctr9L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autoriteitsargument, deelargument, gelegenheidsargument, hoofdargument, onderargument, subargument, superargument Related terms: argumentatie, argumentatief, argumenteren

Inflected forms

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