"debates" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: debate [singular], debates [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|debate}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of debate; more than one (kind of) debate.
    Sense id: simple-debates-en-noun-U18HymXm Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

Forms: debate [canonical], debates [third-person, singular], debated [past], debated [past, participle], debating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|debat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of debate.
    Sense id: simple-debates-en-verb-8YnS~Buw
     
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