equivalency
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Origin of equivalency
From the Medieval Latin word aequivalentia, dating back to 1525–35. See equivalent, -ency
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"When I think about the show, if there's one word to describe it, I suppose it would be equitability or equivalency, equivalency between artworks," the Costume Institute's curator Andrew Bolton told AFP.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
I was happy with spousal equivalency, with the idea that every day Carlos and I chose each other without needing the state to ratify it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
We have to find a way to do that without creating a false equivalency that everybody has a good point.
From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024
It equates on the PR equivalency scale with ‘let ’em eat cake.’
From Slate • May 30, 2024
He declined to enroll in courses that could give him a high school equivalency degree.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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