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Definition

[n] a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
[adj] of or involving dispute or controversy

A poem presenting a controversial discussion e.g. Milton's Areopagitica (1664).

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Synonyms

controversial, polemical

See Also...

arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disputation, tilt

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