unity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From French unité, from Latin unitas, from adjective unus (“‘one’”) + noun of state suffix -itas

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjunɪti/
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[edit] Noun

unity (countable and uncountable; plural unities)

1. (uncountable) oneness; state of being one or undivided; united in mind or purpose
2. (drama) (countable) any of the three classical rules of drama (unity of action, unity of place, and unity of time)
3. (mathematics) (countable) any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication

[edit] Related terms

• unique
• unus

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