Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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equipoise \EE-kwuh-poiz; EK-wuh-\, noun:
equipoise \EE-kwuh-poiz; EK-wuh-\, noun:
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1. A state of being equally balanced; equilibrium; -- as of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
1. A state of being equally balanced; equilibrium; -- as of moral, political, or social interests or forces.
2. Counterbalance.
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The B.O. and his Politburo are not doing anything to retain the tranquility and equipoise of our Republic by their moving the government inexorably to the socialist far left!
The B.O. and his Politburo are not doing anything to retain the tranquility and equipoise of our Republic by their moving the government inexorably to the socialist far left!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Equipoise is equi-, "equal" + poise, from Middle English poisen, "to balance, weigh," from Old French peser, pois-, ultimately from Latin pensare, "to weigh."
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