polemic

noun [C]

/pəˈlem·ɪk/ fml

Definition

› a piece of writing or a speech in which a person argues forcefully for or against someone or something polemical

/pəˈlem·ɪ·kəl/ adjective › fml a series of polemical essays

(Definition of polemic noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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