| Front | equipoise \EE-kwuh-poiz, Ek-wuh-\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A state of balance. 2. Something that serves as a counterbalance. verb tr. To counterbalance. [From Latin aequi- (equal) + Old French pois (weight), from Latin pendere (to weigh). Ultimately from the Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to spin), which is also the source of pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, penthouse, depend, and spontaneous.] "In his [Denzel Washington's] luminous portrait, dignity and destructiveness find a perfect equipoise." - John Lahr; Theatre: Wheels of Misfortune; The New Yorker; May 10, 2010. |
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