"virality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: viralities [plural]
Etymology: viral + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|viral|ity}} viral + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} virality (usually uncountable, plural viralities)
  1. (advertising, marketing) The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Advertising, Marketing Translations (the state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth): viralité (French), viralitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-virality-en-noun-BtZBePZk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Topics: advertising, business, marketing

Inflected forms

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