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 [yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tee]   Origin

u·ni·form·i·ty

   [yoo-nuh-fawr-mi-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness, homogeneity, or regularity: uniformity of style.
2.
something uniform.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English uniformite < Middle French uniformite < Late Latin ūnifōrmitās, equivalent to Latin ūnifōrm(is) uniform + -itās -ity

Related forms
non·u·ni·form·i·ty, noun, plural -ties.
pro·u·ni·form·i·ty, adjective
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uniformity
early 15c., from O.Fr. uniformite (14c.), from L.L. uniformitatem (nom. uniformitas), from L. uniformis (see uniform).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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