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altercation
What does altercation mean?
altercation (noun): noisy quarrel.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use altercation in a sentence?
- An altercation broke out. (Tatoeba sentence #11901495 by zogwarg, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce altercation?
/ˌɑltɚˈkeɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does altercation come from?
Borrowed from Latin altercātiō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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