"spectacularity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spectacularities [plural]
Etymology: spectacular + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spectacular|ity}} spectacular + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} spectacularity (usually uncountable, plural spectacularities)
  1. The condition of being spectacular. Tags: uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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