Moot

/muːt/

noun

  1. A moot court.

  2. A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.

  3. A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting 2 weeks.

adjective

  1. Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

    1903, Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day, Moot Points: Friendly Disputes on Art and Industry Between Walter Crane and Lewis F. Day

  2. Being an exercise of thought; academic.

  3. Having no practical impact or relevance.

    That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.

Synonyms: irrelevant, obsolete

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