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unity (yo̵̅o̅′nə tē)

noun pl. unities -·ties

  1. the state of being one, or united; oneness; singleness
  2. something complete in itself; single, separate thing
  3. the quality of being one in spirit, sentiment, purpose, etc.; harmony; agreement; concord; uniformity
    1. unification
    2. a unified group or body
  5. the quality or fact of being a totality or whole, esp. a complex that is a union of related parts
    1. an arrangement of parts or material in a work of art or literature, that will produce a single, harmonious effect
    2. a design or effect so produced
  7. constancy, continuity, or fixity of purpose, action, etc.
  8. Math.
    1. any quantity, magnitude, etc. considered or identified as a unit, or 1
    2. the numeral or unit 1

Etymology: ME unite < OFr unité < L unitas, oneness < unus, one

unity Idioms

the (three) unities

the three principles of dramatic construction derived by French neoclassicists from Aristotle's Poetics, holding that a play should have one unified plot (unity of action) and that all the action should occur within one day (unity of time) and be limited to a single locale (unity of place)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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