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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rurality \rural"ity\, n.; pl. -ties. cf. ll. ruralitas.
   1. the quality or state of being rural.
      1913 webster

   2. a rural place. "leafy ruralities." --carlyle.
      1913 webster
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[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
similarity \sim`ilar"ity\, n.; pl. -ties. cf. f.
   similarit'e.
   the quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;
   as, a similarity of features.
   1913 webster

         hardly is there a similarity detected between two or
         three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --sir
                                                  w. hamilton.
   1913 webster
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[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
incompatibility \in`compat`ibil"ity\, n.; pl. -ties. cf.
   f. incompatibilit'e.
   the quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency;
   irreconcilableness.
   1913 webster
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[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
preciosity \pre`cios"ity\, n.; pl. -ties. f.
   pr'eciosit'e, of. also precieuset'e.
   fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the
   affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the
   french pr'ecieuses of the 17th century.

         he had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of
         archaisms, of your true decadent.        --l. douglas.
   webster 1913 suppl.
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[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
profundity \profun"dity\, 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.
   1913 webster
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[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
magistrality \mag`istral"ity\, n.; pl. -ties.
   magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. --bacon.
   1913 webster
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[7] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
rationality \ra`tional"ity\ ra^sh"u^na^l"i^ty^;
   277, n.; pl. -ties -ti^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.
   1913 webster

         when god has made rationality the common portion of
         mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --gov. of
                                                  tongue.
   1913 webster

         well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will
         never bear a rigid examination.          --sir t.
                                                  browne.
   1913 webster
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[8] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
responsibility \respon`sibil"ity\ 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.
      1913 webster

   2. that for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,
      the resonsibilities of power.
      1913 webster

   3. ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
      1913 webster
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[9] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
subvariety \sub`vari"ety\, n.; pl. -ties.
   a subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.
   1913 webster
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[10] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tie \tie\, n.; pl. ties. as. t=ege, t?ge, timacge.
   root64. see tie, v. t.
   1. a knot; a fastening.
      1913 webster

   2. a bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties
      of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
      1913 webster

            no distance breaks the tie of blood.  --young.
      1913 webster

   3. a knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. --young.
      1913 webster

   4. an equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which
      prevents either party from being victorious; equality in
      any contest, as a race.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   7. pl. low shoes fastened with lacings.
      1913 webster

   bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.
      1913 webster
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[11] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
constitutionality \con`stitu`tional"ity\, n.; pl. -ties.
   cf. f. constitutionalit'e.
   1. the quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent
      in the natural frame.
      1913 webster

   2. the state of being consistent with the constitution or
      frame of government, or of being authorized by its
      provisions. --burke.
      1913 webster

            constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and
            questionings about written laws.      --carlyle.
      1913 webster
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[12] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chupatty \chupat"ty\, n.; pl. -ties. hind. chap=atimac.
   a kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
   natives of india. anglo-indian
   webster 1913 suppl. chuprassy
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[13] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
ties
     time independent escape sequence modem
     
     


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