technicality

[tek-ni-kal-i-tee]

tech·ni·cal·i·ty

[tek-ni-kal-i-tee]
noun, plural tech·ni·cal·i·ties for 2, 3.
1.
technical character.
2.
the use of technical methods or terms.
3.
something that is technical; a technical point, detail, or expression.

Origin:
1805–15; technical + -ity

hy·per·tech·ni·cal·i·ty, noun
o·ver·tech·ni·cal·i·ty, noun, plural o·ver·tech·ni·cal·i·ties.
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Technicality has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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technicality (ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  a petty formal point arising from a strict interpretation of rules, etc: the case was dismissed on a technicality
2.  the state or quality of being technical
3.  technical methods and vocabulary

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