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   equipoise

   /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz/

   noun

   • 1. balance of forces or interests: "this temporary equipoise of power" Similar equilibriumbalanceevennesssymmetryparityequalityequitystabilitysteadinesspoisearchaic:counterpoiseequipollenceOpposite imbalance
   • ▪ a counterbalance or balancing force: "capital flows act as an equipoise to international imbalances in savings" Similar counterweightcounterbalancecounterpoisebalanceballaststabilizermakeweightcompensationrecompensearchaic:countercheck

   verb

   • 1. balance or counterbalance (something): "as a piece of language it is as delicately equipoised as any"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from equi- ‘equal’ + the noun poise1, replacing the phrase equal poise.

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