technicality

/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/

technicality

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Definition

The quality or state of being technical.

Etymology

From technical + -ity.

Example Sentences

  • "At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum."
  • "Ha and Hyland suggest that technicality is not binary and it is not always possible to say that a word is technical or not."
  • "the technicalities of the sect"
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