Disceptation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disceptation \Dis`cep*ta"tion\, n. [L. disceptatio.]
     Controversy; disputation; discussion. [Archaic]
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           Verbose janglings and endless disceptations. --Strype.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disceptation
       n : a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
           disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
           [syn: {controversy}, {contention}, {contestation}, {disputation},
            {tilt}, {argument}, {arguing}]