Etymology

equivalence

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Today it means: The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable. Full definition →

French équivalence ← Medieval Latin aequivalentia
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromaequivalentia
  2. French · derived froméquivalence
  3. English todayequivalence

From French équivalence, from Medieval Latin aequivalentia.

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