argument

n. வாதாடல், வாதம், சான்று, ஆதாரம், எடுத்துக்காட்டப்படும் காரணம், காரண காரிய விளக்கம், விவாதப்பொருள், நுற்பொருள் சுருக்கம், (அள.) மும்மடி முடிவில் இடைப்படு கூற்று,(கண்.) சார்பளவைச் சுட்டு, (வான.) முறைப்படும் ஊடச்சுடன் வரையளவைக்குரிய கோளம்.

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Ar"gu*ment, n. Etym: [F. argument, L. argumentum, fr. arguere to argue.] 1. Proof; evidence. [Obs.] There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity. Ray. Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion South. 2. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it. 3. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. The argument is about things, but names. Locke. 4. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem. You and love are still my argument. Shak. The abstract or argument of the piece. Jeffrey. [Shields] with boastful argument portrayed. Milton. 5. Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.] Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. Shak. 6. (Astron.) Defn: The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction. 7. (Math.) Defn: The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. Brande & C. Ar"gu*ment, v. i. Etym: [L. argumentari.] Defn: To make an argument; to argue. [Obs.] Gower.