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   controversy

   /ˈkɒntrəvəːsi/

   noun

   • 1. prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion: "the design of the building has caused controversy"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin controversia, from controversus ‘turned against, disputed’, from contro- (variant of contra- ‘against’) + versus, past participle of vertere ‘to turn’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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