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evidentiality

/ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/

evidentiality noun: the encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.

Noun

evidentiality (countable and uncountable, plural evidentialities)

  1. The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.

Forms of evidentiality

pluralevidentialities

Origin of evidentiality

From evidential + -ity.

Questions about evidentiality

What does evidentiality mean?
Evidentiality means the encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
What part of speech is evidentiality?
Evidentiality is a noun.
How do you pronounce evidentiality?
Evidentiality is pronounced /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/.
What is the plural of evidentiality?
The plural of evidentiality is evidentialities.

Words near evidentiality in the dictionary

  1. evidentialisms
  2. evidentialist
  3. evidentialistic
  4. evidentialists
  5. evidentialities
  6. evidentiality
  7. evidentially
  8. evidentials
  9. evidentiarily
  10. evidentiary
  11. evidentiate

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