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equality

/ɪˈkwɒləti/ih-KWAH-luh-tee
/ɪˈkwɑləti/ih-KWAH-luh-tee

Meaningthe state of being equal

Common meaning: having the same rights and status

Journey through time

  1. Latinaequalis‘equal’source
  2. Middle Englishegalsource
  3. Englishequal‘the same in amount’
  4. Englishformed in English from equalequality‘having the same rights and status’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from equal + -ity.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EQUAL, p.194 · scan

Source words

  • aequalis Latin · source word “equal”

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