| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | eq·ui·ta·ble |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k w -t -bl |
| ADJECTIVE: | Marked by or having equity; just and impartial. See synonyms at fair1. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French équitable, from Old French, from equite, equity. See equity. | | OTHER FORMS: | equi·ta·ble·ness —NOUN
equi·ta·bly —ADVERB
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