[Lexicog] arguably

[Chaz Mortensen]

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:35:20 -0600
 "Wayne Leman" <wayne_leman at sil.org> wrote:
> Could someone on the list help me understand the word "arguably"? 
> "Chomsky is arguably the greatest linguist who has every lived."

This means that one could argue (perhaps successfully) that Chomsky is the greatest linguist.

-C


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