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evidential

[ ev-i-den-shuhl ]
/ ˌɛv ɪˈdɛn ʃəl /
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adjective
noting, pertaining to, serving as, or based on evidence.
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Origin of evidential

1600–10; <Latin ēvidenti(a) (see evidence) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM evidential

ev·i·den·tial·ly, adverbnon·ev·i·den·tial, adjectiveun·ev·i·den·tial, adjective
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Words related to evidential

emblematic, ominous, suggestive, symbolic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, prognostic, testimonial, giveaway, apocalyptic, augural, auspicious, connotative, denotative, denotive, designative, diagnostic, evincive, expressive

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British Dictionary definitions for evidential

evidential
/ (ˌɛvɪˈdɛnʃəl) /
adjective
relating to, serving as, or based on evidence

Derived forms of evidential

evidentially, adverb
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