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externality
noun ex·ter·nal·i·ty \ˌek-ˌstər-ˈna-lə-tē\
plural ex·ter·nal·i·ties
Definition of EXTERNALITY
1
: the quality or state of being external or externalized
2
: something that is external
3
: a secondary or unintended consequence <pollution and other externalities of manufacturing>
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First Known Use of EXTERNALITY
1673
Rhymes with EXTERNALITY
abnormality, actuality, amorality, animality, atonality, axiality, bestiality, bilinguality, bimodality, bipedality, cardinality, classicality, coevality, comicality, commonality, communality, conjugality, cordiality, corporality, criminality, criticality, ethicality, factuality, farcicality, fictionality, functionality, generality, geniality, hospitality, ideality, illegality, immorality, immortality, informality, integrality, internality, irreality, joviality, lexicality, liberality, lineality, literality, logicality, lognormality, marginality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, notionality, nuptiality, optimality, parfocality, partiality, personality, physicality, practicality, principality, prodigality, punctuality, quizzicality, rationality, seasonality, sensuality, sexuality, siege mentality, sociality, speciality, subnormality, surreality, technicality, temporality, textuality, topicality, triviality, typicality, unmorality, unreality, verticality, virtuality, whimsicality
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