equilibrio

noun

equi·​lib·​rio

ˌēkwəˈlibrēˌō also ˌek-

archaic

: equilibrium

in uncertain equilibrio between soberness and its reverse

—Herman Melville

—used especially in the phrase in equilibrio

Word History

Etymology

Latin aequilibrio (as in in aequilibrio), ablative of aequilibrium

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