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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
uni·ty
\\ˈyü-nə-tē\\ noun 
(plural -ties)
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English unite, from Anglo-French unité, from Latin unitat-, unitas, from unus one — more at 
one
 DATE  14th century
1.
  a. the quality or state of not being multiple : 
oneness

  b.
    (1) a definite amount taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation
       in a table of natural sines the radius of the circle is regarded as unity
    (2) 
identity element

2.
  a. a condition of harmony : 
accord

  b. continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)
3.
  a. the quality or state of being made one : 
unification

  b. a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production that constitutes a whole or promotes an undivided total effect; also : the resulting singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character
4. a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole
5. any of three principles of dramatic structure derived by French classicists from Aristotle's Poetics and requiring a play to have a single action represented as occurring in one place and within one day
6. capitalized : a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity
English Etymology
unity
  c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. unite
O.Fr
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 unite (c.1200), from L. unitatem (nom. unitas) "oneness, sameness, agreement," from unus "one" (see one).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


unity 
noun 

ADJ. complete Complete political unity is impossible to achieve. | greater | European, German, Irish, etc. | cultural, economic, national, party, political, religious, social a government of national unity 

VERB + UNITY achieve, bring about | preserve | destroy, shatter, weaken | restore He restored peace and unity in the country after years of civil war. | call for, promote The party is calling for greater political and economic unity in Europe. 

PREP. in ~ live together in unity | ~ among The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers. | ~ between a degree of unity between staff and students 

PHRASES a sense of unity a leader who gave her people a strong sense of unity | unity in diversity The organization promotes racial tolerance and unity in diversity. 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
unity
unity 5ju:nEti / noun(pl. -ies)
1. [U, sing.] the state of being in agreement and working together; the state of being joined together to form six unit
   团结一致;联合;统一:
   European unity 
   欧洲的统一 
   a plea for unity within the party 
   要求党内团结的呼吁 
   unity of purpose 
   目标一致 
   OPP  
disunity
 
2. [U] (in art, etc. 艺术等) the state of looking or being complete in a natural and pleasing way
   完整;完美;和谐;协调:
   The design lacks unity. 
   这项设计整体不够协调。 
3. [C] (in literature and theatre 文学、戏剧) any of the principles of 
classical
 or 
neoclassical
 theatre that restrict the action of a play to a single story, day and place
   (情节、时间和地点的)统一性,一致性;三一律:
   the unities of action, time and place 
   要求情节、时间和地点一致的三一律 
4. [sing.] (formal) a single thing that may consist of a number of different parts
   统一体;联合体;整体:
   If society is to exist as a unity, its members must have shared values. 
   社会若要成为一个统一的群体,它的成员就必须有共同的价值观。 
5. [U] (mathematics 数) the number one
   (数目或数字)一
OLT
unity noun
⇨ agreement 2
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
uni·ty
\ˈyünəd.ē, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English unite, from Old French unité, from Latin unitat-, unitas, from unus one + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at 
one

1. 
 a. : the quality or state of being or consisting of one : 
oneness
singleness

 b. 
  (1) : a definite quantity or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation
   < in a table of natural sines the radius of the circle is regarded as unity >
  (2) : the singular multiplier in any system multiplication by which leaves the multiplicand unchanged and which is distinguished from a unit in not entering into addition
   < in any system there may be many units (as 1 and in complex numbers) yet only one if any unity >
  (3) archaic : 
unit
 1a(1)
2. 
 a. : a condition of concordant harmony : the state of those that are in full agreement : 
accord

  < attaining unity of purpose through thorough discussion >
  < living in contented unity >
 b. : continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action) : absence of diversity
3. 
 a. : the quality or state of being made one : a uniting into one : 
unification

  < the strength that lies in unity >
  < seeking unity with the several groups in order that they might become a more effective competitor in world markets >
 b. : a combination or ordering of parts in a literary or artistic production such as to constitute a whole or promote an undivided total effect : the reference of the elements of a composition to a single main idea or point of view; also : conformity to this principle or the singleness of effect or symmetry and consistency of style and character secured
4. 
 a. : the quality or state of constituting a whole and especially one organized from distinguishable parts or elements
 b. : a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole — compare 
organic
 5b
5. : any of four peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy according to which joint tenants have one and the same interest accruing by one and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time, and held by one and the same undivided possession
6. : any of three principles governing the structure of drama, derived by writers of the French classical school from the Aristotelian canon, and as rigidly formulated requiring the action of a play to be represented as occurring in one place within one day, and with nothing irrelevant to the plot — called also respectively unity of place, unity of time, unity of action
7. usually capitalized : a 20th century American religious movement that utilizes for the most part a conservative Protestant Christian theology in its teachings but adds the two distinctive doctrines of reincarnation and the regeneration of the body, and emphasizes health, successful living, and prosperity

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