argumentality

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US/ˌɑɹɡjʊmənˈtælɪti/UK/ˌɑːɡjʊmənˈtælɪti/

noun

The property of having one or more arguments; the syntactic connection between the verb of a clause and related phrases.

OriginEnglish argumental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English argument →
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Meanings

nounargumentality (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe property of having one or more arguments; the syntactic connection between the verb of a clause and related phrases.
  2. rareuncountableArgumentativeness.

    Commercialism tends to convert criticism into censorship, and critique into apologetic argumentality .

    2003, Herbert Brün, Mark Enslin, Susan Parenti, Irresistible Observations, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  3. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  4. Latinarguō
  5. Latinargūmentum
  6. Anglo-Normanarguement
  7. Middle Englishargument
  8. Englishargument
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Englishargumental
  12. Englishargumentality

From argumental + -ity.

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APA

argumentality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentality

MLA

“argumentality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentality.

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