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- pronunciation:
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poIz
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poIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium.
The director of the film manages to portray human folly and human dignity in perfect equipoise.- similar words:
- balance, equilibrium, poise
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| definition 2: |
a weight used to counterbalance another weight.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
equipoises, equipoising, equipoised |
| definition: |
to act as a counterbalance to.
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