Reference meaning
Motte
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A surname.
Other meanings
2. noun
A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
3. noun
An argument which is uncontroversial and easy to defend (in the context of a motte and bailey fallacy).
4. noun
Alternative form of mott.
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