equality

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/

The English word “equality” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

The fact of being equal.
The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

Etymology

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

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