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   U·ni·ty

   /ˈyo͞onədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being united or joined as a whole: "European unity" Similar unionunificationintegrationamalgamationcoalitionfederationconfederationOpposite divisiondisunity
   • ▪ the state of forming a complete and pleasing whole, especially in an artistic context: "the repeated phrase gives the piece unity and cohesion" Similar harmonyaccordconcordconcurrencecooperationcollaborationagreementunanimityconsensusassentconcerttogethernesssolidaritylike-mindednesspeacesynthesisOpposite discordstrife
   • ▪ a thing forming a complex whole: "they speak of the three parts as a unity" Similar onenesssinglenesswholenessentityintegrityundividednesscohesioncoherencecongruitycongruenceuniformityhomogeneityidentitysamenessOpposite disunity
   • 2. the number one: "the slope of each dotted line is less than unity"
   • 3. in Aristotle's Poetics, each of the three dramatic principles requiring limitation of the supposed time of a drama to that occupied in acting it or to a single day (unity of time), use of one scene throughout (unity of place), and concentration on the development of a single plot (unity of action).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French unite, from Latin unitas, from unus ‘one’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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