applicability

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality or degree of being relevant, suitable, or capable of being applied to a particular situation

   The committee questioned the applicability of the urban policy to remote farming communities.

Formed from applicable and the noun-forming suffix -ity. Applicable comes through French from Medieval Latin applicabilis, based on Latin applicare, 'to attach, join, or apply.'

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