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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for polemic:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
polemic
    adj 1: of or involving dispute or controversy [syn: polemic,
           polemical]
    n 1: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in
         theology) [syn: polemicist, polemist, polemic]
    2: a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. ? warlike, fr.? war: cf. F.
   pol['e]mique.]
   1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or
      involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a
      polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.
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   2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy;
      disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, n.
   1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or
      system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics;
      a controversialist; a disputant.
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            The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   2. A polemic argument or controversy.
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