disparity
disparity XVI. — F. disparité — late L. disparitās; see DIS- 2, PARITY.
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dissimulate , dis·sim·u·late / diˈsimyəˌlāt/ • v. [tr.] conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character): a country gentleman who dissimulates his weal… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou… synchronic , syn·chron·ic / singˈkränik/ • adj. concerned with something, esp. a language, as it exists at one point in time: synchronic linguistics. Often contra… epicycle , epicycle XIV. — (O)F. épicycle or late L. epicyclus — Gr. epíkuklos; see EPI-, CYCLE. Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… stannic , stannic containing tin. XVIII. f. late L. stannum; see prec., -IC.
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