disputed
/dɪsˈpjutɪd/ adjective C1- Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted. · The theory, though common, was widely disputed.
- Claimed by more than one sovereign state.
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THE POMEGRANATE and Apple-Tree disputed as to which was the most beautiful.
They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in the agonies of a mortal combat.
THE FOX and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of the two.
THE NORTH WIND and the Sun disputed as to which was the most powerful, and agreed that he should be declared the victor who could first strip a wayfaring man of his clothes.
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