technicality
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6.9
- noun
- /ˌtɛk.nɪˈkæl.ɪ.ti/
- Specialized
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tecnicidad
- Let's not get bogged down in technicalities.
But how that happens, yeah, we, we, we do dive a lot into the the tangible, I guess, technicality of how are we actually going to execute this thing?
- But how that happens, yeah, we, we, we do dive a lot into the the tangible, I guess, technicality of how are we actually going to execute this thing?
- Now we have all the technicality, all the tools we need.
Examples
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I couldn't deal with all the rules, all the technicalities.
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Now, all these are technicalities.
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Clear up a little technicality, if you will.
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But it's the kind of technicality that makes the American legal system what it is today!
Fiction book (1993) -
It's a technicality I don't understand
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Without getting into too many technicalities, people can pick whoever makes them happy.
Blog text (3) -
Up until this point in his career he had been interested in the technicalities of filmmaking.
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And, of course, Miriam takes the technicalities seriously.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm a programmer by day, so technicalities are a part of my job.
Blog text (9) -
The lawyer explained the technicality that could potentially change the verdict.
Antonyms
How Technical
- Specialized
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6.9
- US
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4.1
302
4.9
3
6.3
63
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Technicality comes from the root tech-, from a Greek word meaning 'skill' or 'art', and you can see the same root in technique and technology. So a technicality is the 'state of' being technical or using special skills and words, which is why it often means a focus on technical details.