dis-parity

noun, plural dis·par·i·ties.

lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.

Origin:
1545–55; < Middle French desparite < Late Latin disparitās; see dis-¹, parity¹

Related forms

non·dis·par·i·ty, noun, plural non·dis·par·i·ties.

Synonyms
See difference.

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disparity (dɪˈspærɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	inequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc
2.	dissimilarity

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disparity

1550s, from M.Fr. disparité, from L.L. disparitatem "inequality," from L. dis- "not" + L.L. paritas (gen. paritatis) "parity" (see parity). Related: Disparities.

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