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-ity definition

-ity (ə tē, i-)

state, character, or condition of being ____, or an instance of any of these chastity, possibility

Etymology: ME -ite < OFr or L: OFr ité < L -itas < -i-, ending of stem, or thematic vowel + -tas, -ty

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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