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im⋅par⋅i⋅ty

  [im-par-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
Origin:
1555–65; < LL imparitās. See im- 2 , parity 1
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im·par·i·ty   (ĭm-pār'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. im·par·i·ties
Inequality; disparity.

[Late Latin imparitās, from Latin impār, not equal : in-, not; see in-1 + pār, equal; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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