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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl {Controversies}. [L. controversia, fr controversus turned against, disputed; contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.] 1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. This left no room for controversy about the title. --Locke. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. --Johnson. 2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer. xxv. 31. 3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right [Obs.] When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment. --2 Sam. xv 2. Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.
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