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con•tro•ver•sy



Pronunciation: (kon'tru-vûr"sē; Brit. also kun-trov'ur-sē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -sies.
1. a prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; disputation concerning a matter of opinion.
2. contention, strife, or argument.

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