equivalence

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪˈkwɪvələns/ UK /ɪˈkwɪvələns/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being equal in value, function, or meaning

The treaty established the legal equivalence of the two qualifications.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being equal in... equality parity correspondence samenessinterchangeabilityidentity

Opposites

difference disparity inequality distinction

Word family

Related forms equivalentequivalencyequivalently

Etymology

From Late Latin aequivalentia, from aequivalens 'of equal value', from aequus 'equal' + valere 'to be worth'.

aequivalens Latin aequus Latin valere Latin

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# equivalence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈkwɪvələns/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈkwɪvələns/

## Meanings
1. the state of being equal in value, function, or meaning

## Examples
- The treaty established the legal equivalence of the two qualifications.

## Synonyms
- equality
- parity
- correspondence
- sameness
- interchangeability
- identity

## Antonyms
- difference
- disparity
- inequality
- distinction

## Related Forms
- equivalent
- equivalency
- equivalently

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aequivalens
- Root: aequus
- Root: valere

## Etymology
From Late Latin aequivalentia, from aequivalens 'of equal value', from aequus 'equal' + valere 'to be worth'.

## AI Etymology
Equivalence is from Late Latin aequivalentia, from aequivalens 'of equal value', from aequus 'equal' + valere 'to be worth'. Important recorded forms include aequivalens (Latin), aequus (Latin), and valere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of being equal in value, function, or meaning. The wider family includes related words such as equivalent, equivalency, and equivalently.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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