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u⋅ni⋅ty

  [yoo-ni-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state of being one; oneness.
2. a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
3. the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.
4. absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.
5. oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.
6. Mathematics.
a. the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
b. identity (def. 9).
7. (in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.
8. one of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (unity of time), as occurring within one place (unity of place), and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (unity of action).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME unite < OF < L ūnitās, equiv. to ūn(us) one + -itās -ity

Synonyms:
1. singleness, singularity, individuality. See union. 5. concert, unison.

Antonyms:
1. diversity, variety.
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Main Entry: uni·ty
Pronunciation: 'yü-n&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or state of not being multiple : the quality or state of being one, single, whole, or the same unity of ownership of the immovable and movables>
2 : an aspect (as time, title, interest, or possession) of a joint tenancy that must be identical as it relates to the cotenants unities of time and title>
NOTE: At common law, all four unities were required to be present for a joint tenancy. Conveying the interests of the cotenants at the same time creates the unity of time. Conveying the interests of the cotenants in the same instrument creates the unity of title. Conveying the same interest (as fee simple absolute) to the cotenants creates the unity of interest. Conveying a common right of possession or enjoyment creates the unity of possession.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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