applicability
noun
the fact or quality of applying to a certain situation or range of situations; relevance, appropriateness, or usefulness.
applicableness
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a variation of
applicability.
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a word derived from
applicable.
Example Sentences
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Although the old phrase about "the schoolmaster being abroad" has never before had anything like the amount of applicableness which it now possesses, there is perhaps still a certain prejudice against schoolmasters.
From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by George Saintsbury
Clara had lately discovered the meaning of the word "plebeian"; more, she believed she comprehended its applicableness.
From Different Girls by Various
