"debatement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈbeɪtmənt/ [UK] Forms: debatements [plural]
Etymology: Compare Old French debatement (“a beating”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fro|debatement||a beating}} Old French debatement (“a beating”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} debatement (countable and uncountable, plural debatements)
  1. controversy, deliberation, or debate Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-debatement-en-noun-maCbq0y5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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