Etymology

circumstantiality

Today it means: Extreme attention to minute or irrelevant detail. Full definition →

English circumstantial ← Latin circumstantia
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  1. Latincircumstāns
  2. Latincircumstantia
  3. Englishcircumstantial
  4. English todaycircumstantiality

From circumstantial + -ity.

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