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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries激論
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gekiron
"彼の著書は社会制度に対する激論を展開している。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A strong verbal or written attack on someone else's opinions or principles.
"His book is a fierce polemic against modern capitalism."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'polemic' originates from the Greek word 'polemikos', meaning 'of war', which evolved through Latin into Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. It has retained its connotation of contentious debate or argument throughout its history.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polemic" is said worldwide
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polémique
Transliteration: polemique
"Son article a déclenché une vive polémique."
Polemik
Transliteration: Polemik
"Seine Rede war voller scharfer Polemik."
polemica
Transliteration: polemica
"Il suo saggio è una polemica contro la censura."
polémica
Transliteration: polemica
"El libro desató una gran polémica en el ámbito político."
polêmica
Transliteration: polemica
"O ensaio foi lido como uma polêmica contra as normas sociais."
विवाद-लेख
Transliteration: vivad-lekh
"उनका लेख वर्तमान सरकार के खिलाफ एक तीखा विवाद-लेख है।"
论战
Transliteration: lùnzhàn
"这篇论文是一场激烈的学术论战。"
격렬한 비판
Transliteration: gyeong-ryeol-han bi-pan
"그의 연설은 정부 정책에 대한 격렬한 비판이었다."
激論
Transliteration: gekiron
"彼の著書は社会制度に対する激論を展開している。"
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