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  • equi
    equi
    noun
  • 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.


equi- 2 American  
  1. a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words.

    equimolecular.


equi- British  

combining form

  1. equal or equally

    equidistant

    equilateral

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


Etymology

Origin of equi-

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

Example Sentences

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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

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