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noun equiv·a·len·cy \ i-ˈkwiv-lən(t)-sē , -ˈkwi-və- \

Definition of equivalency

plural equivalencies

1 :equivalence

2 :a level of achievement equivalent to completion of an educational or training program

a high school equivalency certificate

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as long as there's a rough equivalency in the armaments of the two countries, neither is likely to attack the other

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To note this is not to imply moral equivalency but instead to describe the fracturing of the American body politic.

— fred bauer, National Review, "Rebuilding the Public Square after Charlottesville," 18 Aug. 2017
Hamid Bashir stopped associating with gangs and earned a high school equivalency diploma and a paralegal certificate while spending 17 years in prison.

— jazmine ulloa, latimes.com, "California Gov. Jerry Brown commutes the sentences of nine convicted felons," 18 Aug. 2017
Well, nice try, Trump, but that's almost a bigger false equivalency than comparing Nazis to the anti-hate counter-protestors.

— daniella gibbs léger, Glamour, "I Went to the University of Virginia. We Don't Need Statues to Remember our History," 17 Aug. 2017
There's no moral equivalency between racists & Americans standing up to defy hate& bigotry.

— eileen reslen, Marie Claire, "The White House Said Donald Trump Was "Entirely Correct" When Referring to "Both Sides" Acting Inappropriately," 16 Aug. 2017
However, Susan Thornton, the acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said the Trump administration rejects the idea of freeze-for-freeze, calling it a false moral equivalency.

— author: marc fisher, david nakamura, Alaska Dispatch News, "Gaming out the North Korea crisis: How the conflict might escalate," 11 Aug. 2017
Lacanienta, 37, was one of 26 PAS students to receive their high school diploma at the ceremony, along with over 150 students who received their high school equivalency certificate.

— emily sorensen, Pomerado News, "From prison to graduation: Poway Adult School helps RB man rebuild life," 9 Aug. 2017
Somehow, unbeknownst to any black person with a high school diploma or an equivalency degree, O.J. became the symbolic embodiment of black people, as far as white people were concerned.

— stephen a. crockett jr., The Root, "He’s Not Black, He’s O.J.: Simpson Manages to Get Parole in Trump’s America and We’re Shocked!," 20 July 2017
Haylee Kalick now has a goal of her own: earning a high school equivalency diploma.

— daniel chang, miamiherald, "Medicaid cuts in health bill threaten mental health care for Floridians," 30 June 2017

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First Known Use of equivalency

1535

equivalency Synonyms

Synonyms

coequality, coordinateness, equality, equivalence, par, parity, sameness

Antonyms

imparity, inequality, nonequivalence

Related Words

comparability, compatibility, correlation, correspondence; alikeness, community, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude; exchangeability, interchangeability; identicalness, identity

Near Antonyms

difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, divergence, diverseness, diversity; incompatibility; dissimilarity, unlikeness

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: a level of achievement that is considered to be on the same level as finishing a course of study

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