technicality

[tek-ni-kal-i-tee]

noun

plural

technicalities 

1. technical character.

2. the use of technical methods or terms.

3. something that is technical; a technical point, detail, or expression.

technicality

/ ˌtɛknɪˈkælɪtɪ /

noun

1. a petty formal point arising from a strict interpretation of rules, etc

   the case was dismissed on a technicality

2. the state or quality of being technical

3. technical methods and vocabulary

Other Word Forms

• hypertechnicality noun
• overtechnicality noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of technicality¹

First recorded in 1805–15; technical + -ity

Example Sentences

“I love the diligence and technicality of fine dining,” Ehler said.

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When Hezbollah pitched tents inside Israeli territory, officials dismissed the move as a technicality, somehow less than a full-scale breach of the border.

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It rejected slightly more than 10% on technicalities that were later resolved, and fewer than 1% because the buyer was banned.

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Mr Najim was freed due to a legal technicality, according to sources in Italy's interior ministry.

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She has garnered the support of one-time Vice DNC chair David Hogg, who decided not to run again, after the party voted to redo the vice chair election on a technicality.

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