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/ad"i kweuh see/, n., pl. adequacies.the state or quality of being adequate; sufficiency for a particular purpose.[1800-10; ADEQU(ATE) + -ACY]
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adequacy — adequate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ satisfactory or acceptable. DERIVATIVES adequacy noun adequately adverb. ORIGIN from Latin adaequare make equal to … English terms dictionary
