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equality

equa·lity

UK/ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ US/ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ fairly common

noun

1.

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

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2.

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

  • “on a par with the best”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French equalité (modern French égalité), from Latin aequālitās, aequālitātem. Doublet of equity. By surface analysis, equal + -ity

Phrases

  • comparative of equality
  • equality money
  • equality of arms
  • equality sign
  • marriage equality

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