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equal

Pronunciation: /ˈiːkwəl/

The English word “equal” has 14 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. The same in one or more respects.
  2. The same in value (status, merit, etc): having or deserving the same rights or treatment.
  3. The same in all respects that matter practically; interchangeable, fungible, or (even sometimes) identical for practical purposes.
  4. Exactly identical, having the same value.
  5. Fair, impartial.
  6. Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
  7. Not variable; equable; uniform; even.
  8. Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

verb

  1. To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.
  2. To make equivalent to; to cause to match.
  3. To match in degree or some other quality, to match up to.
  4. To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.

noun

  1. A person or thing of equal status to others.
  2. State of being equal; equality.

Etymology

From Middle English equal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of aequalis and egal.

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