"evidential" meaning in English

See evidential in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evidential.wav Forms: more evidential [comparative], most evidential [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|ēvidentiālis}} Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, {{der|en|la|ēvidentia}} Latin ēvidentia Head templates: {{en-adj}} evidential (comparative more evidential, superlative most evidential)
  1. Of or providing evidence. Synonyms: evidentiary Derived forms: evidentialism, evidentialist, evidentialistic, evidentiality, evidentially, nonevidential, unevidential Translations (of or providing evidence): ապացուցողական (apacʻucʻoġakan) (Armenian), доказателствен (dokazatelstven) (Bulgarian), bewijskrachtig (Dutch), todistus- (Finnish), todistava (Finnish), fianaiseach (Irish), probatorio (Italian), ве́ский (véskij) (Russian), убеди́тельный (ubedítelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-evidential-en-adj-~4Nm7cuF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 43

Noun

IPA: /ˌɛ.vɪˈdən.t͡ʃəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evidential.wav Forms: evidentials [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, from Latin ēvidentia + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|ēvidentiālis}} Medieval Latin ēvidentiālis, {{der|en|la|ēvidentia}} Latin ēvidentia Head templates: {{en-noun}} evidential (plural evidentials)
  1. (linguistics) A syntactic element (affix, clitic, or particle) that indicates evidentiality. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-evidential-en-noun-XKgkgBcg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Dutch translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 55 45 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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