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con·tro·ver·sy  (kntr-vûrs)
n. pl. con·tro·ver·sies
1. A dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding opposing views. See Synonyms at argument.
2. The act or practice of engaging in such disputes: writers skilled at controversy.
[Middle English controversie, from Latin contrversia, from contrversus, disputed : contr- (variant of contr, contra-) + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]


controversy  /kntrvrsi/  n. [C;U] -sies public disagreement, usu. involving strong opinions and an important subject: There is a lot of controversy about the effect of television violence on children. -v. [T] controvert /kntrvrt, kntrvrt/. controversy
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