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applicability|ˌæplɪkəˈbɪlɪtɪ| [f. next: see -bility. Cf. mod.Fr. applicabilité.] The quality of being applicable; capability of being fitly applied; pertinence.
1653H. More Conject. Cabbal. (1713) 110 There is a continued suitableness and applicability to the Text of Moses all along. 1818Hallam Middle Ages (1872) I. 480 The applicability of gunpowder to purposes of war. 1843Poe Purl. Lett. Wks. 1864 I. 274 If words derive any value from applicability. 1875Whitney Life Lang. vii. 130 Multiplying the applicabilities, and so the usefulness, of its material. |