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Refutation
Pronunciation : Ref`u*ta"tion (rf`*t"shn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. refutatio: cf. F. r?futation.]
Definition : Defn: The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by argument or countervailing proof. Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging than a refutation. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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