rebutment

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noun

rebuttal

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Meanings

nounrebutment (countable and uncountable, plural rebutments)

plural rebutments

  1. countableuncountablerebuttal

    That that statement of Mr. Furness is wholly and totally untrue, and I think that my votes afterwards are the best rebutments of the statement he has entered into.

    1868, Metropolitan Board of Works (London, England), Minutes of Proceedings of the Metropolitan Board of Works (page 279)

Origin

From rebut + -ment.

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APA

rebutment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebutment

MLA

“rebutment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebutment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebutment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebutment.

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