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Added 9 October 2026

equidistant

/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/ adjective

Latin root: aequidistantem Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about equidistant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The same distance apart at every point.

Origin

From Middle French équidistant, from Late Latin aequidistantem, from aequī (“equal”) + distantem (“distant”). By surface analysis, equi- + distant.

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