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| Authored by: bugstomper on Saturday, April 28 2012 @ 05:25 PM EDT |
According to M-W there are three definitions for moot as an adjective. Two you
mentioned, debatable or disputed, and the third "deprived of practical
significance; made abstract or purely academic"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moot
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| Authored by: PJ on Saturday, April 28 2012 @ 05:25 PM EDT |
| Moot means more things than you list. It can
also mean irrelevant
or of no
practical importance. In legal contexts,
that is the meaning, as in Moot Court,
which is
a practice trial, just to see the arguments but
with no practical
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| Authored by: Wol on Saturday, April 28 2012 @ 08:21 PM EDT |
if it's not in the dictionary, then the dictionary is wrong ...
You may be correct in that it is unproven, but it is ALSO *not* *worth*
*arguing*.
The standard meaning of the term is "we don't know if it's true or not, but
neither option will make any difference". It can still be contentious in
its own right, but it's no longer of any interest to the current argument.
Cheers,
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| Authored by: jbb on Saturday, April 28 2012 @ 11:50 PM EDT |
In my experience the meaning used by the OP is far more prevalent, probably 100
times more prevalent. YMMVG.
I think it would be great to have a name for such words. Any suggestions?
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Our job is to remind ourselves that there are more contexts than the one we’re
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| Authored by: JimDiGriz on Sunday, April 29 2012 @ 12:08 AM EDT |
This is one of those UK/US differences where the word means the opposite on the
other side of the pond. Another phrase is "to table a motion".
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