argument

Etymology 1
From, from and , from , from  +. is the   of, either ultimately from , or from. The English word is analysable as. .

Displaced native and.

Noun

 * 1)  A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
 * 2)  A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
 * 3)  A process of reasoning; argumentation.
 * 4)  An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself;  the contents themselves.
 * 5)  A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
 * 6)  Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
 * 7)  Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
 * 8) The independent variable of a function.
 * 9) The phase of a complex number.
 * 10)  A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
 * 11) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
 * 12) A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
 * 13) A matter in question; a business in hand.
 * 14) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 15)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
 * 2)  Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
 * 3) The independent variable of a function.
 * 4) The phase of a complex number.
 * 5)  A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
 * 6) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
 * 7) A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
 * 8) A matter in question; a business in hand.
 * 9) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 10)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1) The independent variable of a function.
 * 2) The phase of a complex number.
 * 3)  A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
 * 4) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
 * 5) A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
 * 6) A matter in question; a business in hand.
 * 7) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 8)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1) A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
 * 2) A matter in question; a business in hand.
 * 3) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 4)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 2)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1) The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
 * 2)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.
 * 1)  Evidence, proof;  an item of such evidence or proof.

Usage notes
see Thesaurus:false, Thesaurus:stupid, Thesaurus:deceptive
 * some authors regard the use of argument to mean “formal parameter” to be imprecise, preferring that argument be used to refer only to the value that is used to instantiate the parameter at runtime, while parameter refers only to the name in the function definition that will be instantiated.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: حُجَّة
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: dəlil
 * Belarusian: абгрунтава́нне, аргуме́нт
 * Breton: arguz, arguzoù
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: არგუმენტი, საფუძველი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔλεγχος
 * Gullah: aa’gymu’t
 * Hebrew: טַעֲנָה, טיעון
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: argóint
 * Italian:
 * Kazakh: дәлел
 * Kyrgyz:, , , , , ,
 * Latin: argumentum
 * Latvian: arguments
 * Malay:
 * Old English: racu
 * Oromo: falmii
 * Polish:, , , ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: argainn
 * Slovene: argument, utemeljitev
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, , ,
 * Ukrainian: обґрунтува́ння,, до́від
 * Vietnamese:, (理𨤧)


 * Arabic: جِدَال, مُجَادَلَة, شِجَار
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani: sözləşmə,
 * Belarusian: спор, спрэ́чка
 * Breton: ,
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Cherokee: ᎠᏘᏲᏍᏗ
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: argumentation, ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, , , , , ,
 * French:
 * Galician:, rifa, porfía,
 * Georgian:
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰, 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: νεῖκος
 * Hebrew: ויכוח רִיב מריבה
 * Hindi: बिबाद, ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Ingrian: riita
 * Irish: aighneas
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: дау
 * Korean: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: شەڕەقِسە, قِڕەبِڕ
 * Kyrgyz:, , , ,
 * Latin: iurgium
 * Maori: ngutungutu
 * Marathi:, विवाद
 * Navajo: saadtah
 * Occitan:, ,
 * Old English: ġeflit
 * Ottoman Turkish: نزاع, چكیش, پرخاش
 * Plautdietsch: Zank
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Sardinian: condierra, contrastu, tiristratza
 * Scottish Gaelic: connsachadh, connspaid
 * Slovene:, spor
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Telugu:
 * Tocharian B: śalna
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian: супере́чка, спір
 * Vietnamese: (爭論)
 * Welsh:


 * Belarusian: аргуме́нт, аргумэ́нт, аргумента́цыя, аргумэнта́цыя
 * Breton: arguzenn, arguzennoù
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: argumentation
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: argóinteacht
 * Italian:
 * Latin: argumentatio
 * Latvian: argumentācija
 * Old English: racu
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ,


 * Belarusian: аргуме́нт
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Funktionsargument, x-Wert
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Kazakh:
 * Latvian: arguments, neatkarīgais mainīgais
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: విభేదించు
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian:, змі́нна


 * Arabic: وَسِيط
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: ארגומנט
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh:
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: зале́жна змі́нна
 * Vietnamese: đối số (對數)


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 論元, 行動元
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Spanish:

Etymology 2
The obsolete senses are derived from, from , from , the   of , from  (see further at etymology 1) +  (the   present   of ).

The current sense is derived from the.

Verb

 * 1)  To put forward as an argument; to argue.
 * 2)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.
 * 1)  To adduce evidence, to provide proof.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  (reason)
 * 2) plot, storyline
 * 1) plot, storyline

Noun

 * 1)  fact or statement used to support a proposition

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) An  fact or statement used to support a proposition.
 * 2)  A series of propositions, intended so that the conclusion follows logically from the premises.
 * 3)  An  independent variable of a function.
 * 4)  An  value or reference passed to a function.
 * 5)  An  any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
 * 6)  A decision.
 * 7)  A subject matter, theme or topic.
 * 8)  A quarrel, a dispute, an argument.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) argument
 * 2)  argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject)
 * 1)  argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) argument

Etymology
From.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  point,

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  (fact or statement used to support a proposition)

Noun

 * 1) an  supporting a stance
 * 2)  an argument; an independent variable passed to a function
 * 3)  an argument; a variable passed to a function