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cir⋅cum⋅stan⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [sur-kuhm-stan-shee-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2, 3.
1. the quality of being circumstantial; minuteness; fullness of detail.
2. a circumstance; a detail.
3. Psychiatry. a pattern of speech that seems to wander because of excessive detail but eventuallyreaches its goal idea.
Origin:
1725–35; circumstantial + -ity
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cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty   (sûr'kəm-stān'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ties

  1. The quality of being fully or minutely detailed.

  2. A particular detail or circumstance.

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Main Entry: cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: "s&r-k&m-"stan-chE-'al-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a conversational pattern (as in some manic states) exhibiting excessive attention to irrelevant and digressive details
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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circumstantiality cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty (sûr'kəm-stān'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)
n.
A disturbance in the thought process by detail that is often tangential and irrelevant.

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