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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

virtuality en · NOUN

Etymology

From virtual + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being virtual; virtualness.
    • Libraries, whose lifeblood is information, were always likely to be among the first to confront the challenge and opportunity of virtuality 1996, Frederick F. Reichheld with Scott D. Cook, The quest for loyalty: creating value through partnership, page 32:
  2. (countable) A virtual reality environment.
    • ... uses of direct-manipulation techniques, the creation of virtualities, the use of agents, and the integration of multiple modalities in representations 1991, Brenda Laurel, Computers as theatre, page 167:

Forms

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virtualities Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

televirtuality