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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in
     comp.] [Written also mote.]
     1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting
        of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon
        times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of
        common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.
        --J. R. Green.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a
        discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The pleading used in courts and chancery called
              moots.                                --Sir T.
                                                    Elyot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Moot case, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable
        case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.
  
     Moot court, a mock court, such as is held by students of
        law for practicing the conduct of law cases.
  
     Moot point, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful
        question.
  
     to make moot v. t. to render moot[2]; to moot[3].
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in
     comp.] [Written also mote.]
     1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting
        of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon
        times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of
        common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.
        --J. R. Green.
  
     2. [From Moot, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a
        discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.
  
              The pleading used in courts and chancery called
              moots.                                --Sir T.
                                                    Elyot.
  
     Moot case, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable
        case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.
  
     Moot court, a mock court, such as is held by students of
        law for practicing the conduct of law cases.
  
     Moot point, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful
        question.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moot point
     n.
     An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to
  which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be
  definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  moot point
     n.
     An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to
  which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be
  definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  moot point
     n.
     An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to
  which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be
  definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  moot point
     n.
     An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to
  which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be
  definitively determined by an assembly of the people.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  moot point /mˈuːt pˈɔɪnt/ 
  1. epäolennainen kysymys, lillukanvarsi, sivuseikka
  issue that has been rendered irrelevant
  2. kiistanalainen kysymys, päätettävä asia, tahtokysymys
  issue that is open for debate

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  moot point /mˈuːt pˈɔɪnt/
  vitás pont

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "moot point":
     bone of contention, catechism, cross-interrogatory, cross-question,
     debating point, demand, feeler, inquiry, interrogation,
     interrogative, interrogatory, issue, leader, leading question,
     point at issue, point in question, problem, query, question,
     question at issue, question mark, quodlibet, topic, trial balloon,
     vexed question
  
  

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