Meanings
nounmonoargumentality (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being monoargumental.
However, even in a consistent null language like EP, VS is not free: in declarative sentences, it must meet some pragmatic conditions, and structural conditions such as monoargumentality affect the speakers' preference for its use.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
- Proto-Italic*argusder.?
- Latinarguō
- Latinargūmentum
- Anglo-Normanarguement
- Middle Englishargument
- Englishargument
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishargumental
- Englishmonoargumental
- Englishmono-
- Englishargumental
- Englishargumentality
- Englishmonoargumentality
From monoargumental + -ity, or from mono- + argumentality.
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APA
monoargumentality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoargumentality
MLA
“monoargumentality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoargumentality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoargumentality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoargumentality.
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