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CONFRONTATION

\kɒnfɹəntˈe͡ɪʃən], \kɒnfɹəntˈe‍ɪʃən], \k_ɒ_n_f_ɹ_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of CONFRONTATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Act of confrontating.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The bringing of two patients together for diagnostic purposes.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

n. Act of bringing persons or things face to face for examination and elucidation of truth.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The act of bringing two evidences face to face.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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