argumentality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑːɡjʊmənˈtælɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɑɹɡjʊmənˈtælɪti/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵus Proto-Italic *argusder.? Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English argumental Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English argumentality From argumental + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The property of having one or more arguments; the syntactic connection between the verb of a clause and related phrases.
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(rare, uncountable) Argumentativeness.
Commercialism tends to convert criticism into censorship, and critique into apologetic argumentality .
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