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# A person who [[writes]] in support of one opinion, [[doctrine]], or system, in opposition to another |
# A person who [[writes]] in support of one opinion, [[doctrine]], or system, in opposition to another |
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# one skilled in [[polemics]]; a [[controversialist]]; a [[disputant]]. |
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# An [[argument]] or [[controversy]]. |
# An [[argument]] or [[controversy]]. |
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# {{senseid|en|attack}}A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. |
# {{senseid|en|attack}}A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something. |
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Revision as of 20:55, 11 February 2018
English
Alternative forms
- polemick (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French polémique, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πολεμικός (polemikós, “of war”), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”)
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /pəˈlɛmɪk/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter)Audio (US): (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Rhymes: -ɛmɪk
Noun
polemic (plural polemics)
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another
- one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- An argument or controversy.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
Synonyms
- (person): controversialist, disputant, polemicist
- (strong verbal or written attack): harangue, screed, rant, tirade, philippic
Derived terms
Translations
argument or controversy
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Adjective
polemic (comparative more polemic, superlative most polemic)
- Having the characteristics of a polemic.
Synonyms
Translations
having the characteristics of a polemic
Further reading
- “polemic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “polemic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.