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Parley vs Disputation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between parley and disputation

is that parley is a conference, especially one between enemies while disputation is the act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

As a verb parley

is to have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

parley

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A conference, especially one between enemies.
  • * (rfdate) (Dryden)
  • We yield on parley , but are stormed in vain.
  • * 1920 , , The Understanding Heart , Chapter IV
  • Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it …

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
  • * 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
  • ...at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ?hot, fled amaine and left us...

    See also

    * parlay * parle

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    disputation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.
  • A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.
  • Synonyms

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