argal

1
[ ahr-guhl ]

noun

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argal2
[ ahr-guhl ]

conjunction, adverbLiterary.
  1. therefore: used facetiously to indicate that the reasoning that had gone before or the conclusion that follows is specious or absurd.

Origin of argal

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First recorded in 1595–1605; probably representing a popular Early Modern English pronunciation of Latin ergō, with ĕr becoming lowered toar by the 17th century, the laxing of ō, and excrescent l; see ergo

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British Dictionary definitions for argal

argal

/ (ˈɑːɡəl) /


noun
  1. another name for argol

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