plural unities
Definition of unity
1a
: the quality or state of not being multiple : oneness
b(1)
: a definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation
in a table of natural sines the radius of the circle is regarded as unity
(2)
: identity element
2a
: a condition of harmony : accord
b
: continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)
3a
: the quality or state of being made one : unification
b
: a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an undivided total effect
also
: the resulting singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character
4
: a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole
5
: any of three principles of dramatic structure derived by French classicists from Aristotle's Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as occurring in one place and within one day
6
capitalized
: a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity
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The first known use of unity was in the 14th century
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