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Definition of presentiality in English:

presentiality

noun

  • 1Presentness in time.

  • 2The fact or quality of being present or manifest; presence. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From post-classical Latin praesentialitas presentness in time, presence from praesentialis + classical Latin -tās.

Pronunciation

presentiality

/prɪˌzɛnʃɪˈalɪti/