argumentum

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UK/ɑːɡjuːˈmɛntəm/US/ɑɹɡjuˈmɛntəm/Latinate/ɑɹ.ɡuːˈmeɪn.tum/

noun

An argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.

OriginLatin argūmentum ← Proto-Italic *argusder.? ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus →
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Meanings

nounargumentum (plural argumenta)

plural argumenta

  1. formalhuman sciencesAn argument or appeal, especially as used in various Latin phrases.

    Argumentum anti-Normannicum: or, An argument proving, from ancient histories and records, that William, Duke of Normandy, made no absolute conquest of England by the sword...

    1682, Sir Edward Coke, Argumentum Anti-Normannicum, John Darby

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūmentum
  6. Englishargumentum

Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentum. Doublet of argument.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with argumentum

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APA

argumentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum

MLA

“argumentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum.

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