Equality Definition

ĭ-kwŏlĭ-tē
equalities
noun
equalities
The state or quality of being equal.
American Heritage
The condition of being equal, esp. of having the same political, social, and economic rights.
Webster's New World
A statement, usually an equation, that one thing equals another.
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Other Word Forms of Equality

Noun

Singular:
equality
Plural:
equalities

Origin of Equality

  • Middle English equalite from Old French from Latin aequālitās from aequālis equal equal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French equalité (French égalité), from Latin aequālitās.

    From Wiktionary

Equality Sentence Examples

  • In 1828 the free people of colour in the colonies were placed on a footing of legal equality with their fellow-citizens.

  • He introduced the sign (=) for equality, and the terms binomial and residual.

  • The two expressions whose equality is stated by an equation or an identity are its members.

  • In neither case did the allegiance involve strict obedience to orders from the superior, and their loyalty was always in danger of being troubled by their love of independence and equality and their desire for loot.

  • In politics he advocates absolute equality - a democracy pushed to anarchy.

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Words Starting With

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Words Starting With E and Ending With Y

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