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Aug 15, 2012

Wordology, Moot

This definition from the Oxford Dictionary may surprise you. Definition of moot: adjective
 1 subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty: whether the temperature rise was mainly due to the greenhouse effect was a moot point
 2 North American having little or no practical relevance: the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot
- verb  raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility): the scheme was first mooted last October. This whole thing is becoming moot.