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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
equipoise /ˈɛkwɪpɔɪz, ˈiːkwɪ-/
noun balance of forces or interests.

■ a counterbalance or balancing force.

verb balance or counterbalance (something).
– origin C17: from equi- + the noun poise1, replacing the phr. equal poise.



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