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incongruity

[in-kuhn-groo-i-tee, -kuhng-]

noun, plural -ties for 2.

the quality or condition of being incongruous.

something incongruous.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin incongruitās. See in-³, congruity

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incongruity (ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	something incongruous
2.	the state or quality of being incongruous

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