imparity
Americannoun
plural
imparitiesnoun
Etymology
Origin of imparity
From the Late Latin word imparitās, dating back to 1555–65. See im- 2, parity 1
Example Sentences
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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
Inequality -- N. inequality; disparity, imparity; odds; difference &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
It is not imparity, but disparity, that divides the two magnificent theatres.
From Note Book of an English Opium-Eater by De Quincey, Thomas
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