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Equivalent
Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.
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Similar meaning 2
Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…
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50% interchangeable
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Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…
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50% interchangeable
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Broader term 2
The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.
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The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
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Narrower term 4
A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.
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The act of replacing.
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One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else
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One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.
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Derivationally related 2
The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.
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The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence of definitions.
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15% interchangeable
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Synonym 1
Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.
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Academic alternative 1
To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to b…
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