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technicality

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtɛknɪˈkæləti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tek′ni kal′i tē)

Inflections of 'technicality' (n): npl: technicalities

tech•ni•cal•i•ty /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ties.

a very small point, detail, expression, or rule:Because of a technicality the convicted killer went free.

See -techn-.

tech•ni•cal•i•ty (tek′ni kal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2, 3.

technical character.
the use of technical methods or terms.
something that is technical;
a technical point, detail, or expression.

technical + -ity 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

technicality /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)

a petty formal point arising from a strict interpretation of rules, etc
the state or quality of being technical
technical methods and vocabulary

'technicality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-ity - technic

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