balances

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balances¹

noun

  1. plural plural of balance

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of balance

Balances²

Where it comes from

Calque of Latin Libra.

proper noun the Balances

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra. ‘Lead me to the Sign of the Balances.’

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Closest in meaning: equilibrate, equilibrize, equipoise, equalizer, poise, counterbalance, counterpoise, equilibrium, proportion, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry, equaliser, counterweight, accounts, amounts

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@misc{balances_2026,
  title = {balances},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balances},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}