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English
Etymology
From evidential + -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛ.vɪˌdɛn.ʃiˈælɪti/
Noun
evidentiality (countable and uncountable, plural evidentialities)
- (linguistics) The encoding into a language of the source of information being communicated, so as to distinguish (for example) hearsay from something actually witnessed.
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