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De - Pt| English Dictionary: equipoise | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Equipoise \E"qui*poise\, n. [Equi- + poise.] 1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces. The means of preserving the equipoise and the tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke. Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires. --Longfellow. 2. Counterpoise. The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle. | |
