argutation

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noun

nitpicking; arguing about trivialities

OriginLatin argutatio →
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Meanings

nounargutation (plural argutations)

plural argutations

  1. obsoletenitpicking; arguing about trivialities

Origin

  1. Latinargutatio
  2. Englishargutation

From Latin argutatio. See argue.

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APA

argutation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argutation

MLA

“argutation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argutation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argutation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argutation.

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