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[ noun ] a disagreement or argument about something important
Synonyms Examples "he had a dispute with his wife" "there were irreconcilable differences" "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The former county school_superintendent , George_P._Callan , shot himself to death March 18 , four days after he resigned his post in a dispute with the county school_board . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take exception to
Examples "She challenged his claims" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)This was no_man's_land , disputed by the Haijac_Union and the Israeli_Republic , a potential source of war for the last two hundred years . |
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[ verb ] have a disagreement over something
Examples "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America" "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" |
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