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  equi

  noun

  equi NP deletion.
• equi-
  equi-

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

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

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

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equi equi-

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

On Blepharcorys equi, sp. nov., a New Ciliate from the Caecum of the Horse, by Irwin C. Schumacher.

From The Subspecies of the Mountain Chickadee by Grinnell, Joseph

We cannot too often repeat Ovid’s line,— Flectitis aut freno colla sequacis equi.

From Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding by Greenwood, George

Psoroptes communis var. equi seems to be the more common parasite.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

Consols, or money of equi- valent value, at the price of the stock on the day of the transaction.

From Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein by Cotton, William