debate
						
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									- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
 
								
									- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
 
								
							 
						
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							dibattito
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							dibattimento
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									- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
 
								
							 
						
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							discussione
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						debate
						
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									- (ambitransitive, reciprocal) To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena. [from 14th c.]
 
								
							 
						
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							dibattere,
							discutere
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									- (transitive) To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
 
								
							 
						
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							decidere,
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						debatable
						
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									- Open to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
 
								
							 
						
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							discutibile,
							opinabile
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