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Moot

noun
/muːt/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounA moot court.
2.nounA system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
3.nounA gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting 2 weeks.
4.nounA social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
5.nounAn assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
6.nounA ring for gauging wooden pins.
7.adjectiveSubject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
"1903, Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day, Moot Points: Friendly Disputes on Art and Industry Between Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day"
8.adjectiveBeing an exercise of thought; academic.
9.adjectiveHaving no practical impact or relevance.
"That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot."

Synonyms

irrelevantobsoletedebatedebatabledeliberatecontestableconsiderdisputabledisputedcontroversialturn overarguable

Rhymes With

astutedisputeacutedestituterefuteconstitutebrutebruit
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