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sym·me·try

symmetry

pronunciation:
sI m tri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: symmetries
definition 1: a state in which parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point display the same size, form, or arrangement.
 
similar words:
conformation
definition 2: a pleasing or appropriate relationship of the size and form of parts to the whole; beautiful proportion.
similar words:
proportion, unity
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