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   moot

   /muːt/

   adjective

   • 1. subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty: "whether they had been successful or not was a moot point"
   • 2. having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision: "the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot"

   verb

   • 1. raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility): "the scheme was first mooted last October"

   noun

   • 1. an assembly held for debate, especially in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times. historical
   • ▪ a regular gathering of people having a common interest.
   • 2. a mock judicial proceeding set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise: "the object of a moot is to provide practice in developing an argument"

   Word Origin Old Englishmōt ‘assembly or meeting’ and mōtian ‘to converse’, of Germanic origin; related to meet1. The adjective (originally an attributive noun use: see moot court) dates from the mid 16th century; the current verb sense dates from the mid 17th century.

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