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  13  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Incompatibility  \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {-ties}.  [Cf. 
  F.  incompatibilit['e].] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  incompatible;  inconsistency; 
  irreconcilableness. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Magistrality  \Mag`is*tral"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {-ties}. 
  Magisterialness;  arbitrary  dogmatism.  --Bacon. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  That  for  which  anyone  is  responsible  or  accountable;  as 
  the  resonsibilities  of  power. 
 
  3.  Ability  to  answer  in  payment;  means  of  paying. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rurality  \Ru*ral"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  -{ties}.  [Cf.  LL  ruralitas.] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  rural. 
 
  2.  A  rural  place  ``Leafy  ruralities.''  --Carlyle. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Chum  \Chum\,  n. 
 
  {New  chum},  a  recent  immigrant.  [Australia]  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] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Hardly  is  there  a  similarity  detected  between  two  or 
  three  facts,  than  men  hasten  to  extend  it  to  all  --Sir 
  W.  Hamilton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subvariety  \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\,  n.;  pl  {-ties}. 
  A  subordinate  variety,  or  a  division  of  a  variety. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  A  bond;  an  obligation,  moral  or  legal;  as  the  sacred  ties 
  of  friendship  or  of  duty;  the  ties  of  allegiance. 
 
  No  distance  breaks  the  tie  of  blood.  --Young. 
 
  3.  A  knot  of  hair,  as  at  the  back  of  a  wig.  --Young. 
 
  4.  An  equality  in  numbers,  as  of  votes,  scores,  etc.,  which 
  prevents  either  party  from  being  victorious;  equality  in 
  any  contest,  as  a  race. 
 
  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 
 
  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. 
 
  7.  pl  Low  shoes  fastened  with  lacings. 
 
  {Bale  tie},  a  fastening  for  the  ends  of  a  hoop  for  a  bale. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rationality  \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {-ties}.  [F. 
  rationalit['e],  or  L.  rationalitas.] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  rational;  agreement  with 
  reason;  possession  of  reason;  due  exercise  of  reason; 
  reasonableness. 
 
  When  God  has  made  rationality  the  common  portion  of 
  mankind,  how  came  it  to  be  thy  inclosure?  --Gov.  of 
  Tongue. 
 
  Well-directed  intentions,  whose  rationalities  will 
  never  bear  a  rigid  examination.  --Sir  T. 
  Browne. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Constitutionality  \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  -{ties}. 
  [f.  F.  constitutionalit['e].] 
  1.  The  quality  or  state  of  being  constitutional,  or  inherent 
  in  the  natural  frame. 
 
  2.  The  state  of  being  consistent  with  the  constitution  or 
  frame  of  government,  or  of  being  authorized  by  its 
  provisions.  --Burke. 
 
  Constitutionalities,  bottomless  cavilings  and 
  questionings  about  written  laws.  --Carlyle. 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
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