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equally.

In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈiːkwəli//ˈiːkəli/archaic, dialectal
  1. In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; evenly

    All citizens are equally taxed.
    The pie was divided equally among the guests.
  2. In equal degree or extent; just as.

    The gas stations are equally far from the highway.
  3. Used to link two or more coordinate elements

    conjunctive
    John suffered setbacks at his job. Equally, Frank's business slowed.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *aikʷos? Old Latin aiquos Latin aequus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin aequālisbor. Middle English equal English equal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English equally From equal + -ly.

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