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dispute
early 13c., from O.Fr.
desputer
(12c.), from L.
disputare
"examine, discuss, argue," from
dis-
"separately" +
putare
"to count, consider," originally "to prune" (see
pave
). Used in Vulgate in sense of "to argue, contend with words."
