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Meaning of Motte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈmɒt/

Definitions

  1. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
  2. A surname.
  3. An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).

Equivalents

Čeština pahorek
Italiano motta

Examples

“The motte was a mound made of earth and surrounded by a ditch.”
“Coordinate term: bailey”
“"Birds are dinosaurs" is the bailey; "birds are more similar to dinosaurs than anything else" is the motte.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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