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adequation

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˌæ.dɪ.ˈkweɪ.ʃən/
    • /ˌæ.dɪ.ˈkweɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˌæ.dɪ.ˈkweɪ.ʃən/

Definitions of adequation word

  • noun adequation Equivalence. 1
  • noun adequation (linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context. 0
  • noun adequation (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent. 0
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Parts of speech for Adequation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Adequation

adequation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for adequation

noun adequation

  • similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
  • civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
  • coordination — Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
  • fairness — the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
  • identity — the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
All 63 Synonyms of adequation

Antonyms for adequation

noun adequation

  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
  • disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
  • dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
  • unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
  • disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
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