"dilemmaticity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From dilemmatic + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dilemmatic|ity}} dilemmatic + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} dilemmaticity (plural not attested)
  1. (rare) The state or quality of being dilemmatic; problematicalness. Tags: no-plural, rare
    Sense id: en-dilemmaticity-en-noun-QfPRU2hz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14
  2. (rare) A dilemma. Tags: no-plural, rare
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