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Argument

argument

noun ar-goo-MENT Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from Latin 'argumentum'

Also means

point

Usage Note

Argument means a reasoned point in a debate, not a quarrel; an angry dispute is a Streit. It is neuter, das Argument, and stressed on the last syllable. The plural is Argumente.

Examples

"Das ist ein gutes Argument."

Natural Translation

That is a good argument.

Literal Translation

That is a good argument.

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