equiv·a·len·cy

equiv·a·len·cy
/ıˈkwıvələnsi/ noun [noncount]
2 chiefly US : a level of achievement that is considered to be on the same level as finishing a course of study
— often used before another noun

He went to night school and got his high school equivalency certificate. [=a certificate that is equivalent to a high school degree]


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  • bioequivalency — bio·equiv·a·len·cy lən(t) sē n, pl cies BIOEQUIVALENCE …   Medical dictionary

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  • lentiginous — /len tij euh neuhs/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a lentigo. 2. Bot., Zool. covered with minute dots; freckled; speckled. Also, lentiginose /len tij euh nohs /. [1590 1600; < L lentiginosus freckled, equiv. to lentigin (s. of lentigo) LENTIGO +… …   Universalium

  • Lenape — /len euh pee, leuh nah pee/, n., pl. Lenapes, (esp. collectively) Lenape. Delaware (defs. 5, 6). Also called Lenni Lenape. [1720 30, Amer.; < Unami Delaware laná·p·e (equiv. to Proto Algonquian *elen ordinary + * a·pe·w man)] * * * …   Universalium

  • lenticle — /len ti keuhl/, n. a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob. [ < L lenticula lentil, equiv. to lenti (s. of lens; see LENS) + cula CLE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • lentigo — /len tuy goh/, n., pl. lentigines / tij euh neez /. a freckle or other pigmented spot. [1375 1425; late ME (in pl.) < L, equiv. to lenti (var. of lenti , s. of lens LENTIL) + go n. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

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  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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