equi

¹

[ ek-wee ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. equi NP deletion.

equi-

²

1. a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words:

   equimolecular.

equi-

combining_form

1. equal or equally

   equilateral

   equidistant

equi–

1. A prefix that means “equal” or “equally,” as in equidistant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of equi¹

Middle English < Latin aequi-, combining form representing aequus equal

Example Sentences

Three feathers are placed on each shaft, and they are laid equi-distant along the stem.

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Linnaeus tells us that 'Tres muscae consumunt cadaver equi aeque cito ac leo.'

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Lva stomachosus habena dicet eques; sed equi frenato est auris in ore; that is, he minds not the reins, and must feel the bit.

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Well, come—(relieved)— skating's one of those things you never forget—all a question of poise and equi—confound the things!

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He gives it as his opinion that even laminitis has occurred as a result of the streptococcus-equi.

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