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noun 
  1. (context, usually plural) The art or practice of aggressive debate, attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
Translations: 
  • French: (t, fr, polemique, f)
  • German: Polemik
  • Spanish: polémica(es)f
adjective 
  1. Having the characteristics of a polemic.
Translations: 
  • French: (t, fr, polemique)
  • German: polemisch
  • Spanish: polémico(es)
Etymology: From (term, polemique) < Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=polemikós, , of war) < (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=pólemos, , war)


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