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indexicality

indexicality noun: the quality or state of being indexical.

Noun

indexicality (countable and uncountable, plural indexicalities)

  1. The quality or state of being indexical.
    • The theories of Kripke ( 1980 ), Soames ( 2003 ), and the proposal of Devitt and Sterelny, among others, take a stand on how the indexicality of natural kind terms is implemented.2007 May 31, Jussi Wiljami Jylkkä, “Theories of natural kind term reference and empirical psychology”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 2, →DOI

Forms of indexicality

pluralindexicalities

Origin of indexicality

From indexical + -ity.

Questions about indexicality

What does indexicality mean?
Indexicality means the quality or state of being indexical.
What part of speech is indexicality?
Indexicality is a noun.
What is the plural of indexicality?
The plural of indexicality is indexicalities.

Words near indexicality in the dictionary

  1. indexicalisation
  2. indexicalisations
  3. indexicalism
  4. indexicalist
  5. indexicalities
  6. indexicality
  7. indexically
  8. indexicals
  9. indexing
  10. indexing language
  11. indexing languages

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