equi

¹ American  

[ek-wee] / ˈɛk wi /

noun

Linguistics.

1. equi NP deletion.

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equi- ² American  

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

   equimolecular.

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equi- British  

combining form

1. equal or equally

   equidistant

   equilateral

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equi– Scientific  

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

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Etymology

Origin of equi-

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

Example Sentences

In late March, a facility in Wyoming was closed and an adoption event for wild horses was postponed because some animals developed Streptococcus equi, a bacterial infection similar to strep throat.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

More specifically, they were guinea pigs infected with a bacteria known as Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus.

From US News • Dec. 16, 2014

Elephantes bene ordinati ducunt istum currum, quos praecedunt 4. equi altissimi optime cooperti.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

Accipe medullam equi, et ceram virgineam, et fac candelam, et accende.

From Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc by Belloc, Hilaire

At Tr V iv 15-16 Ovid had used frena recusare of a horse: 'fert tamen, ut debet, casus patienter amaros, / more nec indomiti frena recusat equi'.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear