modularity

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noun

The property of being modular.

OriginEnglish modular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← French module →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounmodularity (countable and uncountable, plural modularities)

plural modularities

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being modular.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  3. Proto-Italic*medos
  4. Latinmodus
  5. Latinmodulu
  6. Frenchmodule
  7. Englishmodule
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishmodular
  11. Englishmodularity

From modular + -ity.

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Translations

Dutch modulariteit
  • modulariteitproperty of being modular
French modularité
  • modularitéproperty of being modular
German Modularität
  • Modularitätproperty of being modular
Italian modularità
  • modularitàproperty of being modular
Persian مدولاریته
  • مدولاریته (modulârite)property of being modular
Russian модульность
  • модульность (modulʹnostʹ)property of being modular
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APA

modularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modularity

MLA

“modularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modularity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modularity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modularity.

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