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(1):

(n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it.

(2):

(n.) Proof; evidence.

(3):

(v. i.) To make an argument; to argue.

(4):

(n.) A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.

(5):

(n.) The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.

(6):

(n.) Matter for question; business in hand.

(7):

(n.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.

(8):

(n.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Argument'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/argument.html. 1828.
 
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