"spectatorial" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /spɛktəˈtɔːɹɪəl/ [UK] Forms: more spectatorial [comparative], most spectatorial [superlative]
Etymology: From spectator + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spectator|ial}} spectator + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} spectatorial (comparative more spectatorial, superlative most spectatorial)
  1. Pertaining to a spectator.
    Sense id: en-spectatorial-en-adj-8Nq0drsL
  2. Suitable for spectating.
    Sense id: en-spectatorial-en-adj-xNQiCSWx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ial: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spectatorially

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