arguability

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noun

The quality or degree of being arguable.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounarguability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or degree of being arguable.

    “The arguability of the claims depends wholly on oral conversations which are not documented,” he said.

    2008 April 19, John F. Burns, “Russian Feud Goes to Court in London”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Old Frencharguer
  6. Middle Englisharguen
  7. Englishargue
  8. Englisharguability

From argue + -ability.

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Translations

Portuguese discutibilidade
  • discutibilidadethe quality or degree of being arguable
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APA

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Chicago

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