definition of
argument

[1] #1 argument n. [statement] a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true". wn

[2] #2 argument n. [controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, arguing] a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument". wn

[3] #3 argument n. [argumentation, debate] a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on". wn

[4] #4 argument n. [literary argument] a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem". wn

[5] #5 argument n. [parameter] (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program. wn