English Explanatory Dictionary

evidential

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or providing evidence.
noun
  1. A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evidential.wav

Word forms

evidential more evidential most evidential evidentials

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis.

Synonyms

evidentiary

Related words

evident evidently

Derived words

evidentialism evidentialist evidentialistic evidentiality evidentially nonevidential unevidential
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