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dis⋅par⋅i⋅ty

  [di-spar-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
Origin:
1545–55; < MF desparite < LL disparitās; see dis- 1 , parity 1

Synonyms:
See difference.
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dis·par·i·ty   (dĭ-spār'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. dis·par·i·ties
  1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: "narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries" (Courtenay Slater).
  2. Unlikeness; incongruity.

[French disparité, from Old French desparite, from Late Latin disparitās : Latin dis-, dis- + Late Latin paritās, equality; see parity1.]
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Disparity

Dis*par"i*ty\, n.; pl. Disparities. [LL. disparitas, fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal: cf. F. disparit['e]. See Par, Peer.] Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to color.

The disparity between God and his intelligent creatures. --I. Taylor.

The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause any uneasiness. --Macaulay.

Syn: Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion; difference.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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disparity 
c.1555, from M.Fr. disparité, from L.L. disparitatem "inequality," from L. dis- "not" + L.L. paritas (gen. paritatis) "parity" (see parity).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·par·i·ty
Pronunciation: dis-'par-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the state ofbeing different or dissimilar (as in the sensory information received) —see RETINAL DISPARITY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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