: continuity without deviation or change (as in purpose or action)
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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
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: a totality of related parts : an entity that is a complex or systematic whole
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: 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
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capitalized: a 20th century American religious movement that emphasizes spiritual sources of health and prosperity
a sense of national unity there's an aesthetic unity to the sculpture garden that makes it an ideal spot for quiet relaxing
Recent Examples on the WebSecond, his commitment to the unity of the Jewish people was extremely important to him personally and professionally. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022 But the unity between pro-independence political parties and the civil society groups that led the October 2017 independence push, which received no international support and was quickly quashed, is in danger of falling apart. Joseph Wilson, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 The Soviet Union gave the outward impression of being monolithic, but its stability actually depended on three factors: the successful suppression of nationalism, the passivity of the working class, and the unity of the party. David Satter, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 In his speech to the massive audience at the ham breakfast, Beshear focused on the unity of Kentuckians to endure the tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic, Western Kentucky tornadoes last December and Eastern Kentucky flooding in July. Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2022 These very different quantities are secretly the same, and this equivalence gives theorists a glimpse of the underlying unity of nature. George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 The party faithful will want to hear how both candidates plan to champion the unity of the UK and head off support for her nationalists. Ellen Milligan, Bloomberg.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Last week at the NATO summit in Madrid, President Biden extolled the unity of the moment. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Eliminating a disease requires unity of will and effort. Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 15 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English unite, from Anglo-French unité, from Latin unitat-, unitas, from unus one — more at one