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argal

adv · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɑːɹɡəl/

1

adv

Meaning 1

thus, therefore

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

crude tartar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An argali (species of sheep, ammon ovis from the subfamily caprinae from family bovidae).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: argali, Ovis ammon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wild sheep

History

Etymology

A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”) by William Shakespeare for The Gravedigger in his famous play, Hamlet.