Meanings
nouncounterargumentation (countable and uncountable, plural counterargumentations)
plural counterargumentations
- countableuncountableThe presentation of counterarguments
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Latinargūmentum
- Latinargūmentor
- Latinargūmentātiō
- Middle Englishargumentacioun
- Englishargumentation
- Englishcounterargumentation
From counter- + argumentation.
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APA
counterargumentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentation
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“counterargumentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterargumentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterargumentation.
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