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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Similarity \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F.
     similarit['e].]
     The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;
     as, a similarity of features.
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           Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or
           three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir
                                                    W. Hamilton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Incompatibility \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf.
     F. incompatibilit['e].]
     The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency;
     irreconcilableness.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [F.
     pr['e]ciosit['e], OF. also precieuset['e].]
     Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the
     affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the
     French pr['e]cieuses of the 17th century.
  
           He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of
           archaisms, of your true decadent.        --L. Douglas.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Profundity \Pro*fun"di*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [L. profunditas:
     cf. F. profondite. See Profound.]
     The quality or state of being profound; depth of place,
     knowledge, feeling, etc. ``The vast profundity obscure.''
     --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Magistrality \Mag`is*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
     Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. --Bacon.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^];
     277), n.; pl. -ties (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L.
     rationalitas.]
     The quality or state of being rational; agreement with
     reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;
     reasonableness.
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           When God has made rationality the common portion of
           mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of
                                                    Tongue.
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           Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will
           never bear a rigid examination.          --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Responsibility \Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.;
     pl. -ties (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]
     1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or
        answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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     2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,
        the resonsibilities of power.
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     3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rurality \Ru*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties. [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]
     1. The quality or state of being rural.
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     2. A rural place. ``Leafy ruralities.'' --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Subvariety \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
     A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tie \Tie\, n.; pl. Ties. [AS. t[=e]ge, t?ge, t[=i]ge.
     [root]64. See Tie, v. t.]
     1. A knot; a fastening.
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     2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties
        of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
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              No distance breaks the tie of blood.  --Young.
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     3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. --Young.
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     4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which
        prevents either party from being victorious; equality in
        any contest, as a race.
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     5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts
        together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which
        support the track and keep it in place.
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     6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of
        notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes,
        signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united
        in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch
        are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
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     7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings.
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     Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties.
     [Cf. F. constitutionalit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent
        in the natural frame.
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     2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or
        frame of government, or of being authorized by its
        provisions. --Burke.
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              Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and
              questionings about written laws.      --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Chupatty \Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Hind. chap[=a]t[=i].]
     A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
     natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


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