different between altercation vs argumentation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French altercation.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /?l.t??ke?.??n/
• Hyphenation: al?ter?ca?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

altercation (countable and uncountable, plural altercations)

1. Heated or angry dispute

Synonyms

• dispute, wrangle

Related terms

• altercative

Translations

Anagrams

• relactation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin altercatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.t??.ka.sj??/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: altercations

Noun

altercation f (plural altercations)

1. Altercation

Further reading

• “altercation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin arg?ment?ti?.

Noun

argumentation (usually uncountable, plural argumentations)

1. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.

   His chain of argumentation is flawed.

2. An exchange of arguments

   Their argumentation continued long into the night.

3. The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.

Derived terms

• argumentational
• argumentationally
• counterargumentation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arg?ment?ti?. Synchronically analysable as argumenter +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.?y.m??.ta.sj??/

Noun

argumentation f (plural argumentations)

1. argument (process of reasoning)

Further reading

• “argumentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

argumentation c

1. argument, arguing; a discussion or a quarrel
2. argument; process of reasoning

Declension