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imparity

American  
[im-par-i-tee] / ɪmˈpær ɪ ti /

noun

imparities plural
  1. lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.


imparity British  
/ ɪmˈpærɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a less common word for disparity

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Etymology

Origin of imparity

From the Late Latin word imparitās, dating back to 1555–65. See im- 2, parity 1

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Ironically, parity was coming just as Canada had solved the worst inconvenience of imparity.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is much imparity among men in the world.

From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Graebner, Theodore

It is not imparity, but disparity, that divides the two magnificent theatres.

From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by De Quincey, Thomas

Inequality -- N. inequality; disparity, imparity; odds; difference &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

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