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tech⋅ni⋅cal⋅i⋅ty

[tek-ni-kal-i-tee]
–noun, plural -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
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tech·ni·cal·i·ty   (těk'nĭ-kāl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. tech·ni·cal·i·ties
  1. The quality or condition of being technical.

  2. Something meaningful or relevant only to a specialist: a legal technicality.

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