agential

a·gen·tial

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ey-jen-shuh l]
- /eɪˈdʒɛn ʃəl/
- /ə.ˈdʒen.ʃəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey-jen-shuh l]
- /eɪˈdʒɛn ʃəl/

Definitions of agential word

adjective agential pertaining to an agent or agency. 1
adjective agential Grammar. agentive. 1
noun agential Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. 1

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Origin of agential

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; agent + -ial

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Parts of speech for Agential

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Agential

agential popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

agential usage trend in Literature

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