utility
[ yoo-til-i-tee ]
/ yuˈtɪl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural u·til·i·ties.
adjective
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non·u·til·i·ty, noun, plural non·u·til·i·ties.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for utility
utility
/ (juːˈtɪlɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
Word Origin for utility
C14: from Old French utelite, from Latin ūtilitās usefulness, from ūtī to use
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