comity
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ɪ noun, plural com·i·ties.
1.
mutual courtesy; civility.
2.
Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | mutual civility; courtesy |
| 2. | short for comity of nations |
| 3. | the policy whereby one religious denomination refrains from proselytizing the members of another |
| [C16: from Latin cōmitās, from cōmis affable, obliging, of uncertain origin] | |
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Comity
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| Main Entry: | comity |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a state of mutual harmony, friendship, and respect, esp. between or among nations or people; civility |
| Etymology: | Latin comis 'courteous, friendly' |
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Word Origin & History
comity
"courtesy," 1540s, from Fr. comité, from L. comitatem (nom. comitas) "courtesy, kindness, affability," from comis "courteous, friendly, kind." Phrase comity of nations attested from 1862.
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Example sentences
It arises in the knowledge of our own increased importance in the comity of nations.
The real purpose of that comity was quite self revealing.
Electronic communication between them has yet to catch up with the new spirit of comity.
What about the vested interests of the two biggest powers amongst this comity ie.
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