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incongruity

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in⋅con⋅gru⋅i⋅ty

  [in-kuhn-groo-i-tee, -kuhng-]
–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality or condition of being incongruous.
2. something incongruous.
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Origin:
1525–35; < LL incongruitās. See in- 3 , congruity
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in·con·gru·i·ty   (ĭn'kŏn-grōō'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·con·gru·i·ties

  1. Lack of congruence.

  2. The state or quality of being incongruous.

  3. Something incongruous.

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