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Polemic : adj : of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: polemical]
(noun)
1: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in
theology) [syn: polemicist, polemist]
2: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Polemic : \Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. ? warlike, fr.? war: cf. F.
pol['e]mique.]
1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or
involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a
polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.
2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy;
disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Polemic : \Po*lem"ic\, n.
1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or
system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics;
a controversialist; a disputant.
The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic.
--Macaulay.
2. A polemic argument or controversy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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