"debate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈbeɪt/ [UK], /dɪˈbeɪt/ [US], /di-/ [US], /də-/ [US] Audio: En-us-debate.ogg Forms: debates [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuere (“to beat, to fence”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|debaten}} Middle English debaten, {{der|en|fro|debatre||to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down}} Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), {{der|en|la|dis-||apart, in different directions}} Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} debate (countable and uncountable, plural debates)
  1. An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics, Talking Translations (argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting): debat (Afrikaans), debat [masculine] (Albanian), συζήτησις (suzḗtēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), مُنَاظَرَة (munāẓara) [feminine] (Arabic), مُنَاقَشَة (munāqaša) [feminine] (Arabic), مُنَاظَرَة (munāẓara) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), פולמוס (pwlmws) [masculine] (Aramaic), բանավեճ (banaveč) (Armenian), müzakirə (Azerbaijani), mübahisə (Azerbaijani), дэба́ты (debáty) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), абмеркава́нне (abmjerkavánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), дыску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Belarusian), তর্ক (tork) (Bengali), বিতর্ক (bitork) (Bengali), বাহাস (bahaś) (Bengali), মোনাজেরা (mōnajera) (Bengali), деба́ти (debáti) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), обсъ́ждане (obsǎ́ždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), debat [masculine] (Catalan), 辯論 /辩论 (bin⁶ leon⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 討論 /讨论 (tou² leon⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 辯論 /辩论 (biànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 討論 /讨论 (tǎolùn) (Chinese Mandarin), debata [feminine] (Czech), debat [common-gender] (Danish), debat [neuter] (Dutch), debato (Esperanto), väitlus (Estonian), vaidlus (Estonian), debatt (Estonian), orðaskifti [neuter] (Faroese), kjak [neuter] (Faroese), väittely (Finnish), debatti (Finnish), débat [masculine] (French), debate [masculine] (Galician), დებატი (debaṭi) (Georgian), დებატები (debaṭebi) [plural] (Georgian), კამათი (ḳamati) (Georgian), პაექრობა (ṗaekroba) (Georgian), Debatte [feminine] (German), συζήτηση (syzítisi) [feminine] (Greek), דִּיּוּן (diyún) [masculine] (Hebrew), वाद-विवाद (vād-vivād) [masculine] (Hindi), vita (Hungarian), debat (Indonesian), مُناظِرِه (monâzere) (Iranian Persian), مُناظَرِه (monâzare) (Iranian Persian), مُباحِثِه (mobâhese) (Iranian Persian), بَحْث (bahs) (Iranian Persian), dibattito [masculine] (Italian), 議論 (giron) (alt: ぎろん) (Japanese), 討論 (tōron) (alt: とうろん) (Japanese), ディベート (dibēto) (Japanese), пікірталас (pıkırtalas) (Kazakh), жарыссөз (jaryssöz) (Kazakh), пікірсайыс (pıkırsaiys) (Kazakh), дебат (debat) (Kazakh), 의논 (uinon) (alt: 議論) (Korean), 토론 (toron) (alt: 討論) (Korean), кайымайтыш (kayımaytış) (Kyrgyz), таймаш (taymaş) (Kyrgyz), дебат (debat) (Kyrgyz), altercatio [feminine] (Latin), debates [feminine, plural] (Latvian), debatai [plural] (Lithuanian), дебата (debata) [feminine] (Macedonian), debat (Malay), perbahasan (Malay), bahas (Malay), taupatupatu (Maori), विवाद (vivād) (Marathi), мэтгэлцээн (metgelceen) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠮᠡᠳᠬᠡᠯᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ (medkelčegen) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), d'bat [masculine] (Norman), debatt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), debat [masculine] (Occitan), debata [feminine] (Polish), debate [masculine] (Portuguese), discuție [feminine] (Romanian), dezbatere [feminine] (Romanian), деба́ты (debáty) [masculine, plural] (Russian), диску́ссия (diskússija) [feminine] (Russian), спор (spor) [masculine] (Russian), пре́ния (prénija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), обсужде́ние (obsuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), connsachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), деба̀та [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), debàta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), debata [feminine] (Slovak), debata [feminine] (Slovene), debate [masculine] (Spanish), mdahalo (Swahili), debatt [common-gender] (Swedish), мунозира (munozira) (Tajik), мубоҳиса (mubohisa) (Tajik), баҳс (bahs) (Tajik), бәхәс (bäxäs) (Tatar), చర్చలు (carcalu) (Telugu), การโต้วาที (gaan-dtôo-waa-tii) (Thai), müzakere (Turkish), münazara (Turkish), jedel (Turkmen), çekisme (Turkmen), деба́ти (debáty) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), диску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), обміркува́ння (obmirkuvánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), بَحْث (bahs) [feminine] (Urdu), مُباحَثَہ (mubāhasa) [masculine] (Urdu), مُناظَرَہ (munāzara) [masculine] (Urdu), مۇنازىرە (munazire) (Uyghur), مۇزاكىرە (muzakire) (Uyghur), مۇھاكىمە (muhakime) (Uyghur), munozara (Uzbek), muzokara (Uzbek), muhokama (Uzbek), bahs (Uzbek), tranh luận (Vietnamese), bình luận (Vietnamese), thảo luận (Vietnamese), dadl [feminine] (Welsh)
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  2. An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views): debat (Afrikaans), συζήτησις (suzḗtēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), վեճ (več) (Armenian), абмеркава́нне (abmjerkavánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), дыску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Belarusian), তর্ক (tork) (Bengali), বিতর্ক (bitork) (Bengali), рази́скване (razískvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), диску́сия (diskúsija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 辯論 /辩论 (biànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), debata [feminine] (Czech), discussie [feminine] (Dutch), bespreking [feminine] (Dutch), väittely (Finnish), débat [masculine] (French), Diskussion [feminine] (German), συζήτηση (syzítisi) [feminine] (Greek), बिबाद (bibād) [masculine] (Hindi), बहस (bahas) [feminine] (Hindi), vita (Hungarian), بَحْث (bahs) (Iranian Persian), dibattito [masculine] (Italian), disputātiō [feminine] (Latin), debates [feminine, plural] (Latvian), pārrunas [feminine, plural] (Latvian), taupatupatu (Maori), d'bat [masculine] (Norman), debate [masculine] (Portuguese), dezbatere [feminine] (Romanian), discuție [feminine] (Romanian), диску́ссия (diskússija) [feminine] (Russian), обсужде́ние (obsuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), connsachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), debate [masculine] (Spanish), mdahalo (Swahili), diskussion [common-gender] (Swedish), meningsutbyte [neuter] (Swedish), విమర్శించు (vimarśiñcu) (Telugu), వాదించు (vādiñcu) (Telugu), การโต้วาที (gaan-dtôo-waa-tii) (Thai), tartışma (Turkish), диску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), супере́чка (superéčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  3. (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Translations (discussion of opposing views): debat (Afrikaans), քննարկում (kʻnnarkum) (Armenian), дыску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Belarusian), তর্ক (tork) (Bengali), বিতর্ক (bitork) (Bengali), диску́сия (diskúsija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 辯論 /辩论 (biànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), debata [feminine] (Czech), meningsverschil (Dutch), discussie (Dutch), väittely (Finnish), discussion [feminine] (French), Streitgespräch [neuter] (German), वाद-विवाद (vād-vivād) [masculine] (Hindi), vita (Hungarian), بَحْث (bahs) (Iranian Persian), discussione [feminine] (Italian), сөз жарыстыру (söz jarystyru) (Kazakh), diskusija (Latvian), debate [masculine] (Portuguese), discussão [feminine] (Portuguese), discuție [feminine] (Romanian), polemică [feminine] (Romanian), controversă [feminine] (Romanian), диску́ссия (diskússija) [feminine] (Russian), connsachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), debate [masculine] (Spanish), mdahalo (Swahili), debatt (Swedish), చర్చించుకొను (carciñcukonu) (Telugu), వాదించుకొను (vādiñcukonu) (Telugu), tartışma (Turkish), диску́сія (dyskúsija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  4. (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Translations (type of literary composition): debatti (Finnish), वाद-विवाद (vād-vivād) (Hindi), مُناظِرِه (monâzere) (Iranian Persian), مُناظَرِه (monâzare) (Iranian Persian), mdahalo (Swahili), వ్యాసరచన పోటీ (vyāsaracana pōṭī) (Telugu), వ్యాసం రచన పోటీ (vyāsaṁ racana pōṭī) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-debate-en-noun-tsecaNuE Disambiguation of Talking: 15 10 16 18 2 14 2 6 17 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 1 2 10 2 2 1 2 17 1 24 6 1 1 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 18 0 27 6 0 1 27 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 8 11 21 5 11 2 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 5 8 27 6 9 2 4 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 12 6 9 24 3 9 2 5 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 3 4 41 3 4 3 3 37 Disambiguation of 'type of literary composition': 6 2 1 89 2
  5. (obsolete) Strife, discord. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-debate-en-noun-GJ-QSA2W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈbeɪt/ [UK], /dɪˈbeɪt/ [US], /di-/ [US], /də-/ [US] Audio: En-us-debate.ogg Forms: debates [present, singular, third-person], debating [participle, present], debated [participle, past], debated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Middle English debaten, from Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), from Romanic desbattere, from Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) + battuere (“to beat, to fence”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|debaten}} Middle English debaten, {{der|en|fro|debatre||to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down}} Old French debatre (“to fight, contend, debate, also literally to beat down”), {{der|en|la|dis-||apart, in different directions}} Latin dis- (“apart, in different directions”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} debate (third-person singular simple present debates, present participle debating, simple past and past participle debated)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. Tags: intransitive, reciprocal, transitive Categories (topical): Talking Translations (participate in a debate): debatoj (Albanian), diskutoj (Albanian), βουλεύομαι (bouleúomai) (alt: + περί) (Ancient Greek), բանավիճել (banavičel) (Armenian), дебатирам (debatiram) (Bulgarian), дискутирам (diskutiram) (Bulgarian), debatre (Catalan), 辯論 /辩论 (biànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), debatovat (Czech), debatteren (Dutch), uitpraten (Dutch), bespreken (Dutch), väitellä (Finnish), débattre (French), debattieren (German), αντιπαραθέτω (antiparathéto) (Greek), συζητώ (syzitó) (Greek), συνεξετάζω (synexetázo) (Greek), बहस करना (bahas karnā) (Hindi), वाद-विवाद करना (vād-vivād karnā) (Hindi), चर्चा करना (carcā karnā) (Hindi), vitázik (Hungarian), vitatkozik (Hungarian), megvitat (Hungarian), debatar (Ido), dibattere (Italian), discutere (Italian), ធ្វើវិប្រតិការ (tvəə vi’pra’te’kaa) (Khmer), សង្គ្រះ (sɑŋkreah) (Khmer), 토론하다 (toronhada) (Korean), disputō (Latin), debatēt (Latvian), taupatupatu (Maori), بحث کردن (Persian), debater (Portuguese), дискути́ровать (diskutírovatʹ) (Russian), спори́ть (sporítʹ) (Russian), обсужда́ть (obsuždátʹ) (Russian), connsaich (Scottish Gaelic), debatir (Spanish), mdahalo (Swahili), debattera (Swedish), చర్చలలో పాల్గొను (carcalalō pālgonu) (Telugu), ప్రత్యేక చర్చ (pratyēka carca) (Telugu), โต้วาที (dtôo-waa-tii) (Thai), müzakere (Turkish), tartışma (Turkish), спереча́тися (sperečátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), tranh luận (Vietnamese), dadlau (Welsh)
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  2. (obsolete, intransitive, reciprocal) To fight. Tags: intransitive, obsolete, reciprocal
    Sense id: en-debate-en-verb-C-5~8dtb
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To engage in combat for; to strive for. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-debate-en-verb-X8Jsb~4V
  4. (transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Talking Translations (To consider to oneself): decidere (Italian), riflettere (Italian), whakaangaanga (Maori)
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Derived forms: debatability, debateable, debater, debatingly, mass debate, outdebate, redebate, undebating Related terms: abate, batter, battery, battle, combat, debatable, debation

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "word": "debat"
        },
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          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "مُنَاظَرَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "arc",
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          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פולמוס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "banaveč",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "բանավեճ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "müzakirə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "mübahisə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "debáty",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "дэба́ты"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "abmjerkavánnje",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "абмеркава́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dyskúsija",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дыску́сія"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "tork",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "তর্ক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bitork",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "বিতর্ক"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bahaś",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "বাহাস"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "mōnajera",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "মোনাজেরা"
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        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "debáti",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "деба́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obsǎ́ždane",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "обсъ́ждане"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "bin⁶ leon⁶",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "辯論 /辩论"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "tou² leon⁶",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànlùn",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tǎolùn",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "討論 /讨论"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "väitlus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "vaidlus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "orðaskifti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kjak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "väittely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debatti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "débat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "debaṭi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "დებატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "debaṭebi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "დებატები"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳamati",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "კამათი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗaekroba",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "პაექრობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Debatte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syzítisi",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "diyún",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "דִּיּוּן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vād-vivād",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वाद-विवाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "vita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dibattito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "alt": "ぎろん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "giron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "議論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "alt": "とうろん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "討論"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dibēto",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "ディベート"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "pıkırtalas",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "пікірталас"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jaryssöz",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "жарыссөз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "pıkırsaiys",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "пікірсайыс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "debat",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "дебат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "alt": "議論",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "uinon",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "의논"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "alt": "討論",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "toron",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "토론"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kayımaytış",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "кайымайтыш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "taymaş",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "таймаш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "debat",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "дебат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "altercatio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "debates"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "debatai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "debata",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дебата"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "perbahasan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "bahas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "taupatupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "vivād",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "विवाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "metgelceen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "мэтгэлцээн"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "medkelčegen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠮᠡᠳᠬᠡᠯᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'bat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "monâzere",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مُناظِرِه"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "monâzare",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مُناظَرِه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "mobâhese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مُباحِثِه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "bahs",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "بَحْث"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "discuție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dezbatere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "debáty",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "деба́ты"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "diskússija",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "диску́ссия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "spor",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "спор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prénija",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "пре́ния"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obsuždénije",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обсужде́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "connsachadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "деба̀та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debàta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "mdahalo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "debatt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "munozira",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "мунозира"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mubohisa",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "мубоҳиса"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "bahs",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "баҳс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "bäxäs",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "бәхәс"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "carcalu",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "చర్చలు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gaan-dtôo-waa-tii",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "การโต้วาที"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "müzakere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "münazara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "jedel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "çekisme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "debáty",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "деба́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "dyskúsija",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "диску́сія"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obmirkuvánnja",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обміркува́ння"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bahs",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "بَحْث"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "mubāhasa",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُباحَثَہ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "munāzara",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُناظَرَہ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "munazire",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مۇنازىرە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "muzakire",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مۇزاكىرە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "muhakime",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "مۇھاكىمە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "munozara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "muzokara"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "muhokama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "bahs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "tranh luận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "bình luận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "word": "thảo luận"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 12 13 15 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dadl"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The debate over the age of the universe is thousands of years old.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:",
          "text": "The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views."
      ],
      "id": "en-debate-en-noun-JZClZLcb",
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "debat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "več",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "վեճ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "abmjerkavánnje",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "абмеркава́нне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "dyskúsija",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дыску́сія"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "tork",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "তর্ক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bitork",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "বিতর্ক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razískvane",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "рази́скване"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "diskúsija",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "диску́сия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biànlùn",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "辯論 /辩论"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "debata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "discussie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bespreking"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "väittely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "débat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Diskussion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "syzítisi",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτηση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συζήτησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bibād",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "बिबाद"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bahas",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "बहस"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "vita"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dibattito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "disputātiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "debates"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "pārrunas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "taupatupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'bat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "fa-ira",
          "lang": "Iranian Persian",
          "roman": "bahs",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "بَحْث"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dezbatere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "discuție"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "diskússija",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "диску́ссия"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obsuždénije",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обсужде́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "connsachadh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "debate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "word": "mdahalo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "diskussion"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 71 15 5 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "meningsutbyte"
        },
        {
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      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳamati",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "კამათი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗaekroba",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "პაექრობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Debatte"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syzítisi",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "diyún",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "דִּיּוּן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वाद-विवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "vita"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dibattito"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎろん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "giron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "議論"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうろん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "討論"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dibēto",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "ディベート"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "pıkırtalas",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "пікірталас"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jaryssöz",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "жарыссөз"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "pıkırsaiys",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "пікірсайыс"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "debat",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "дебат"
    },
    {
      "alt": "議論",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "uinon",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "의논"
    },
    {
      "alt": "討論",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "toron",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "토론"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kayımaytış",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "кайымайтыш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "taymaş",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "таймаш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "debat",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "дебат"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "altercatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "debates"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "debatai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "debata",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дебата"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "perbahasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "bahas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vivād",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "विवाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "metgelceen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "мэтгэлцээн"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "medkelčegen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠮᠡᠳᠬᠡᠯᠴᠡᠭᠡᠨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'bat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "monâzere",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مُناظِرِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "monâzare",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مُناظَرِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "mobâhese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مُباحِثِه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "بَحْث"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discuție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dezbatere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "debáty",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "деба́ты"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskússija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́ссия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spor",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prénija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "пре́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obsuždénije",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обсужде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "connsachadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "деба̀та"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debàta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "mdahalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "debatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "munozira",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "мунозира"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mubohisa",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "мубоҳиса"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "баҳс"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "bäxäs",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "бәхәс"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "carcalu",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "చర్చలు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-dtôo-waa-tii",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "การโต้วาที"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "müzakere"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "münazara"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "jedel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "çekisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "debáty",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "деба́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obmirkuvánnja",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обміркува́ння"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bahs",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بَحْث"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mubāhasa",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُباحَثَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "munāzara",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُناظَرَہ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "munazire",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇنازىرە"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "muzakire",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇزاكىرە"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "muhakime",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "مۇھاكىمە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "munozara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "muzokara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "muhokama"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "bahs"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "tranh luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "bình luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "word": "thảo luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dadl"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "debat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "več",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "վեճ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abmjerkavánnje",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "абмеркава́нне"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dyskúsija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дыску́сія"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "tork",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "তর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "bitork",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "বিতর্ক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razískvane",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "рази́скване"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskúsija",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диску́сия"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "辯論 /辩论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "debata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "discussie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bespreking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "väittely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "débat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Diskussion"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syzítisi",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "suzḗtēsis",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συζήτησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bibād",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बिबाद"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahas",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बहस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views",
      "word": "vita"
    },
    {
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈbeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈbeɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/di-/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/də-/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-debate.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/En-us-debate.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪt"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "diskutoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "banavičel",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "բանավիճել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "debatiram",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дебатирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diskutiram",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дискутирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "辯論 /辩论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "uitpraten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "bespreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "väitellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "débattre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debattieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "antiparathéto",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "αντιπαραθέτω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syzitó",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "συζητώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "synexetázo",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "συνεξετάζω"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ περί",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "bouleúomai",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "βουλεύομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bahas karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "बहस करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vād-vivād karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "वाद-विवाद करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "carcā karnā",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "चर्चा करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "vitázik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "vitatkozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "megvitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "dibattere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "discutere"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "tvəə vi’pra’te’kaa",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "ធ្វើវិប្រតិការ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑŋkreah",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "សង្គ្រះ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "toronhada",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "토론하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "disputō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "بحث کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debater"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diskutírovatʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "дискути́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sporítʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "спори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obsuždátʹ",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "обсужда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "connsaich"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debatir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "mdahalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "debattera"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "carcalalō pālgonu",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "చర్చలలో పాల్గొను"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "pratyēka carca",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "ప్రత్యేక చర్చ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtôo-waa-tii",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "โต้วาที"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "müzakere"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "tartışma"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sperečátysja",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "спереча́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "tranh luận"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "participate in a debate",
      "word": "dadlau"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "decidere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "riflettere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "To consider to oneself",
      "word": "whakaangaanga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "debate"
}

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  "title": "debate",
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: frequently in the French form débat",
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