"technicalia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌtɛknɪˈkeɪli.ə/
Etymology: By surface analysis, technical + -ia (“a collection of things”). Evidently modelled after other nouns descended from substantivized Latin -ālis adjectives in the neuter plural: marginalia, paraphernalia, generalia, regalia, militaria, etc. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|technical|-ia|t2=a collection of things}} By surface analysis, technical + -ia (“a collection of things”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} technicalia pl (plural only)
  1. Technical details, especially ones that are tedious or esoteric; technicalities. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: technicality
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