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congruity

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con⋅gru⋅i⋅ty

  [kuhn-groo-i-tee, kon-, kuhng-, kong-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or quality of being congruous; harmony; appropriateness: a congruity of ideas.
2. the state or quality of being geometrically congruent.
3. a point of agreement.
4. Scholasticism. merit bestowed as a divine gift rather than earned.
Compare condignity.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME congruite < MF < LL congruitāt- (s. of congruitās), equiv. to L congru(us) congruous + -itāt- -ity
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con·gru·i·ty   (kən-grōō'ĭ-tē, kŏn-)   
n.   pl. con·gru·i·ties

  1. The quality or fact of being congruous.

  2. The quality or fact of being congruent.

  3. A point of agreement.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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