Meaning & use
Parities
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States or conditions of being equal or equivalent, especially in value, rank, or status.
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The report compared wage parities across different industries.
Currency parities shifted sharply after the central bank's announcement.
A note on using this word
In medicine, "parity" also refers to the number of times a woman has given birth, a specialized sense distinct from the everyday meaning of equality.
Words with a similar meaning
equalitiesequivalences
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Words with an opposite meaning
disparities
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