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unattestability

unattestability noun: the property of being unattestable.

Noun

unattestability (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The property of being unattestable.
    • The unattestability of an alternative pronunciation [[…]] for disburse might at first sight be ascribed to the presence of /b/ rather than /g/ or /d/ after /s/.1964, Revue Roumaine de Linguistique, page 19
    • Thus the gradation of the direct object provides an explanation for the unattestability of [ +derived / -specific ] direct objects in the language.1976, Gloria Sheintuch, “On the Gradation of Grammatical Relations”, in Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, volume 6, number 1, Urbana, Ill.: Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at...

Questions about unattestability

What does unattestability mean?
Unattestability means the property of being unattestable.
What part of speech is unattestability?
Unattestability is a noun.

Words near unattestability in the dictionary

  1. unattention
  2. unattentive
  3. unattentively
  4. unattentiveness
  5. unattenuated
  6. unattestability
  7. unattestable
  8. unattested
  9. unattestedness
  10. unattire
  11. unattired

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