technicality

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌtɛknɪˈkæləti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tek′ni kal′i tē)

Inflections of 'technicality' (n): npl: technicalities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tech•ni•cal•i•ty /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ties. 
  1. a very small point, detail, expression, or rule:Because of a technicality the convicted killer went free.
See -techn-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tech•ni•cal•i•ty  (tek′ni kal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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.
  • technical + -ity 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
technicality /ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. a petty formal point arising from a strict interpretation of rules, etc
  2. the state or quality of being technical
  3. technical methods and vocabulary
'technicality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ity - technic

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