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altercation
 
Part of Speechnoun
Head Wordal`ter-ca-tion
AuthorityMacaulay.
Definition
  • Warm contention in words
  • dispute carried on with heat or anger
  • controversy
  • wrangle
  • wordy contest.
Origin
  • F. - altercation
  • fr. L. altercatio.



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11/28/2009   In Pursuit of Banner # 18
... past, which recently rose to the surface when an altercation with a former high school teammate resulted in a broken thu ...read..read 108 timescomments (0)
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