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Added 8 October 2026

moot

/muːt/ adjective

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Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
Being an exercise of thought; academic.
Having no practical consequence or relevance.
That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.

noun

A moot court.
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.
A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.

verb

To bring up as a subject for debate.
To discuss or debate.
To make or declare irrelevant.

noun

A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.

Origin

From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.

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