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moot

1. moot \'mu:t\ n [ME, fr. OE mo-t; akin to OE me-tan to meet - more at 
   ME]ET 1: a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of 
   justice;  esp : one held by the freemen of an Anglo-saxon community obs  2: 
   ARGUMENT, DISCUSSION 
2. moot vt archaic  1: to discuss from a legal standpoint : ARGUE  2a: to 
   bring up for discussion : BROACH  2b: DEBATE 
3. moot aj 1a: open to question : DEBATABLE  1b: subjected to discussion : 
   DISPUTED  2: deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely 
   academic