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argal

/ˈɑːɹɡəl/

argal adverb: thus, therefore.

Adverb

argal

  1. thus, therefore
    • And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • He thought: 900 pesos=100 bottles of whiskey=900 ditto tequila. Argal: one should drink neither tequila nor whiskey but mescal.1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 77

Noun (1)

argal (usually uncountable, plural argals)

  1. (usually) crude tartar.

Noun (2)

argal (plural argals)

  1. An argali (species of sheep, ammon ovis from the subfamily caprinae from family bovidae).

Forms of argal

pluralargals

Origin of argal

A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”) by William Shakespeare for The Gravedigger in his famous play, Hamlet.

Questions about argal

What does argal mean?
Argal means thus, therefore.
What part of speech is argal?
Argal can be an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce argal?
Argal is pronounced /ˈɑːɹɡəl/.

Words near argal in the dictionary

  1. arfvedsonites
  2. arg
  3. arg.
  4. Argabright
  5. Argabrights
  6. argal
  7. argala
  8. argalas
  9. argali
  10. argalis
  11. Argalong

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