"un-understandability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} un-understandability (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being ununderstandable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: incomprehensibility, incomprehensibleness, un-understandableness, non-understandability, ununderstandability
    Sense id: en-un-understandability-en-noun-OJnBmrBt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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