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modularity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The property of being modular.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *med- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *medos Latin modus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin moduluslbor. French modulebor. English module English -ar English modular Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English modularity From modular + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: modulariteit — property of being modular
  • French: modularité — property of being modular
  • German: Modularität — property of being modular
  • Italian: modularità — property of being modular
  • Persian: مدولاریته (modulârite) — property of being modular
  • Russian: модульность (modulʹnostʹ) — property of being modular
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