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Pronunciation : Po*lem"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. pol?mique.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.

2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy; disputations; as, a polemic writer. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Po*lem"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant. The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic. Macaulay.

2. A polemic argument or controversy.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913