evidential

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ev‧i‧den‧tial

Adjective

evidential (comparative more evidential, superlative most evidential)

  1. Of or providing evidence.

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Noun

evidential (plural evidentials)

  1. (linguistics) A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality.

References
  1. “evidential”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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