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am⋅i⋅ty

  [am-i-tee]
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–noun
1. friendship; peaceful harmony.
2. mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, esp. between nations; peace; accord.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME amit(i)e < MF amitie, OF amiste(t) < VL *amicitāt-, s. of amīcitās, deriv. of L amīcus. See ami, amiable, -ity

Am⋅i⋅ty

  [am-i-tee]
–noun
a female given name.
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am·i·ty   (ām'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. am·i·ties
Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.

[Middle English amite, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *amīcitās, from Latin amīcus, friend.]
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amity 
1450, "friendly relations," from M.Fr. amitié (13c.), from O.Fr. amistié (11c.), from V.L. *amicitatem (nom. amicitas), from L. amicus "friendly;" related to amare "to love" (see Amy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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