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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rurality \Ru*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]
   1. The quality or state of being rural.
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   2. A rural place. "Leafy ruralities." --Carlyle.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Similarity \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf. F.
   similarit['e].]
   The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;
   as, a similarity of features.
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         Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or
         three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir
                                                  W. Hamilton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Incompatibility \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Cf.
   F. incompatibilit['e].]
   The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency;
   irreconcilableness.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [F.
   pr['e]ciosit['e], OF. also precieuset['e].]
   Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the
   affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the
   French pr['e]cieuses of the 17th century.

         He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of
         archaisms, of your true decadent.        --L. Douglas.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Profundity \Pro*fun"di*ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [L. profunditas:
   cf. F. profondite. See Profound.]
   The quality or state of being profound; depth of place,
   knowledge, feeling, etc. "The vast profundity obscure."
   --Milton.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Magistrality \Mag`is*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
   Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. --Bacon.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^];
   277), n.; pl. -ties (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L.
   rationalitas.]
   The quality or state of being rational; agreement with
   reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;
   reasonableness.
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         When God has made rationality the common portion of
         mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of
                                                  Tongue.
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         Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will
         never bear a rigid examination.          --Sir T.
                                                  Browne.
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8. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Responsibility \Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.;
   pl. -ties (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]
   1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or
      answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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   2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,
      the resonsibilities of power.
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   3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.
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9. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Subvariety \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
   A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.
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10. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tie \Tie\, n.; pl. Ties. [AS. t[=e]ge, t?ge, t[imac]ge.
   [root]64. See Tie, v. t.]
   1. A knot; a fastening.
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   2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties
      of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
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            No distance breaks the tie of blood.  --Young.
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   3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. --Young.
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   4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which
      prevents either party from being victorious; equality in
      any contest, as a race.
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   5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts
      together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which
      support the track and keep it in place.
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   6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of
      notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes,
      signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united
      in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch
      are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
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   7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings.
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   Bale tie, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.
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11. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -ties.
   [Cf. F. constitutionalit['e].]
   1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent
      in the natural frame.
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   2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or
      frame of government, or of being authorized by its
      provisions. --Burke.
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            Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and
            questionings about written laws.      --Carlyle.
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12. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Chupatty \Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Hind. chap[=a]t[imac].]
   A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
   natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Chuprassy

13. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016)

TIES
       Time Independent Escape Sequence (MODEM)

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