congruities

Variant of congruity

congruity definition

con·gru·ity (kän gro̵̅o̅′ə tē, kən-)

noun pl. congruities -·ties

  1. the condition or fact of being congruous or congruent; specif.,
    1. agreement; harmony
    2. fitness; appropriateness
    3. Geom. exact coincidence (of two or more figures)
  2. an instance of agreement

Etymology: ME congruite < OFr < ML congruitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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