Etymology: (1325–75; ME (< OF) < L argūmentum. See argue , -ment)
Definition of 'argument'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)argument, statement a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
2. (noun)controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement "they were involved in a violent argument"
3. (noun)argument, argumentation, debate a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
4. (noun)argument, literary argument a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie "the editor added the argument to the poem"
5. (noun)argument, parameter (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
7. (noun)argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
1. (noun)argument an angry disagreement an argument about who would pay; to have an argument; You're always getting into arguments.
2. argument reasons sb gives to support an opinion the argument for/against going to war
Definition of 'argument'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)argument proof; evidence
2. (noun)argument 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
3. (noun)argument a process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation
4. (noun)argument 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
5. (noun)argument matter for question; business in hand
6. (noun)argument the quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction
7. (noun)argument the independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends
Definitions of argument 
Afrikaans: argument
Arabic: خِلاف، نِزاع
Bulgarian: спор
Brazilian: discussão
Czech: pře, spor
German: der Streit
Danish: skænderi
Greek: λογομαχία
Spanish: discusión
Estonian: vaidlus
Farsi: مشاجره؛ جدل
Finnish: riita
French: querelle
Hebrew: וִכּוּח @@@וִיכּוּח$$$, ר
Hindi: तकरार
Croatian: svađa
Hungarian: vita
Indonesian: pertikaian
Icelandic: deila, rifrildi
Italian: discussione; lite
Japanese: 議論
Korean: 논쟁
Lithuanian: ginčas
Latvian: strīds; diskusija
Malay: pertengkaran
Dutch: woordentwist
Norwegian: krangel, trette
Polish: spór
Persian: مشاجره؛ جدل
Pashto: مشاجره کول، جروبحث کول
Portuguese: discussão
Romanian: ceartă
Russian: спор
Slovak: polemika, spor
Slovenian: spor
Serbian: rasprava
Swedish: gräl
Thai: การโต้แย้ง
Turkish: tartışma, münakaşa
Taiwanese: 爭論
Ukrainian: дискусія
Urdu: بحث
Vietnamese: sự cãi nhau
Chinese: 争论
