adv
(not comparable) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.
adj
(sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
adj
(figuratively) Allied or working together with a common goal.
adj
Acting as an antirequisite.
n
(philosophy) A form of an ad hominem attack consisting of questioning someone's motives to dismiss their claim.
n
An argument and informal fallacy where something is believed to be good because it is natural, or bad because it is unnatural.
n
(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
n
(rhetoric) The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.
n
(rhetoric) An argument citing a dictionary definition as the proper and correct usage, and claiming that an excluded usage must be incorrect.
n
(rhetoric) A faulty argument that simply attacks the woman making a point.
n
(rhetoric) A fallacious argument that asserts the truth of a proposition by an appeal to pious testimony or religious revelation.
n
An argument appealing to the common sense of humankind.
n
(rhetoric) argumentum ad populum.
n
(rhetoric) An appeal or argument intended to convince the listener(s) by agitating the emotions, rather than by appealing to sober judgment.
n
(rhetoric) A fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or all people believe it; it alleges that “if many believe so, it is so”.
n
(rhetoric) An argument from authority, or an appeal to authority.
n
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work or other object to someone or something.
adj
Relating to attraction
adj
Of or pertaining to attribution
adv
Alternative form of auxiliarly [By way of help.]
adj
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
n
A term or sentence element that serves a benefactive role or that is inflected for the benefactive case or a similar case (such as the dative case).
n
(countable) A case used in a such research.
adv
By means of a coalition
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Inflected to express plea, insistence, imploring, self-encouragement, wish, desire, intent, command, purpose, or consequence.
adv
characterized or done by collaboration.
n
(archaic) A contemporary or rival.
n
(grammar) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.
adj
(law) Attempting to draw a conclusion rather than merely stating facts.
adj
(psychology) exhibiting a conditioned reflex
n
Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
adj
(rare) Jointly significant
n
An assertion; a proposition assumed for the sake of argument, an axiom.
n
A narrative about events occurring simultaneously with events of another narrative on which it is based.
n
A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action.
n
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
n
A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
adj
With specified conditions.
n
One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, or judges.
v
(transitive) To make distinct or distinctive.
adj
(grammar) Denoting a mere result or consequence.
adj
(Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.
adj
Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
adv
Following from the hypothesis; in accordance with the hypothesis; by hypothesis; as a consequence of assumptions made; theoretically; supposedly; hypothetically.
adv
With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.
n
(obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.
adj
Focused on fact rather than reason or speculation.
n
(linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.
n
(plural only, finance) Abbreviation of futures.
adj
(grammar) Having a future tense.
adj
(rare) Synonym of futural: of or relating to the future.
adj
(grammar, not comparable) Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.
n
(informal, in the study of law) A hypothetical case.
adj
Relating to, or characterised by hypothecation
adj
based on hypothesis or theory; hypothetical
n
(Australia, New Zealand) A well-known or famous person.
n
(countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
adj
Relating to implication.
v
To modify something to suit an individual; to personalize.
v
(transitive) To make, or cause to appear, individual.
n
One who, or that which, individuates.
adj
Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.
n
(grammar) The use of the "to" infinitive form of a verb in answer to the implied question "why?".
adj
Relating to limitations.
adj
(grammar, not comparable) Noting the imperative use of the subjunctive, as in "I insist that he leave immediately".
adv
As, or by means of, a mediator.
n
A statement about a statement.
n
A form of argument and an informal fallacy where an arguer conflates two similar positions, one modest and easier to defend (the "motte") and one much more controversial (the "bailey"), by advancing the controversial position, but when challenged, insisting that they are only advancing the more modest position.
adv
(obsolete) By name; particularly; namely.
adj
Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
adj
(grammar, rare) That is, expressed in, or having the character of the grammatical mood (mode) of rhetorical questioning; percontatorial.
adj
(obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
n
(grammar) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
n
Alternative spelling of précis [A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.]
adj
Relating to a predicament.
adj
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming.
n
(linguistics) An assumption or belief implicit in an utterance or other use of language.
n
A rule used to choose among solutions to a problem.
n
(grammar) The negative imperative mood.
n
(countable) An idea or a plan offered.
adj
making, or concerned with, propositions or suggestions
adj
(grammar) Relating to a proper noun.
n
(by extension) Credence table.
n
(rhetoric) Making statements, then asking the reason for such an affirmation, then answering oneself.
adj
Related to, or characteristic of refutation
n
Things that have been left out of a piece of writing, etc.
n
A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
adj
So named; commonly called.
v
Alternative form of special case (“treat specially”) [(transitive, intransitive, chiefly programming) To treat something as a special case; to handle in an explicitly different way.]
n
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
n
The process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.
adj
Pertaining to a statement or to statements.
adj
Of or pertaining to stipulation.
adj
Relating to a stipulation.
adj
Tending to subindicate; suggestive; hinting at something.
adj
Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination.
adj
Relating to suggestion.
adj
Relating to, or based on, supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
adj
Being a supposition; hypothetical.
n
A word denoting or implying supposition.
adj
(marketing, economics) Of a decision, made jointly instead of individually.
n
(grammar) A form of declension that indicates at what point something ends.
v
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.
adj
Laid down; absolute or positive, like a law.
adj
(grammar) Denoting usual or customary action.
adj
(pragmatics) Having the illocutionary force of issuing a judgment.
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