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8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
noun (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
originEtymology tree English rebut Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English rebuttal From rebut + -al.
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