binarity

bi·nar·i·ty

[bahy-nar-i-tee, -nair-]
noun Linguistics.
a principle of analysis requiring that a linguistic system, as a phonological, case, or semantic system, be represented as a set of binary oppositions.
Also, bi·nar·ism [bahy-nuh-riz-uhm] .


Origin:
binar(y) + -ity

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Binarity is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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