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1. (n.) counterpart
a person or thing closely resembling another, esp. in function.
2. counterpart
a copy or duplicate, as of a legal document.
3. counterpart
one of two parts that fit, complete, or complement one another.
Etymology: (1425–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
2. (noun) counterpart, similitude, twin
a duplicate copy
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) counterpart
a part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile
2. (noun) counterpart
one of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate
3. (noun) counterpart
a person who closely resembles another
4. (noun) counterpart
a thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite
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Sense: a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc
American teenagers and their British counterparts.
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 Afrikaans: teenvoeter, teëvoeter |
 Arabic: نَظير،شبيـه |
 Bulgarian: съответсвие |
 Brazilian: equivalente |
 Czech: protějšek |
 German: das Gegenstück |
 Danish: modpart; modstykke |
 Greek: αντίστοιχος, ομόλογος |
 Spanish: homólogo, equivalente |
 Estonian: vaste, teisik |
 Farsi: همتا |
 Finnish: vastakappale |
 French: homologue |
 Hebrew: עָמִית מַקבִּיל |
 Hindi: समकक्ष |
 Croatian: istovjetnik |
 Hungarian: ellenpár; kolléga |
 Indonesian: rekan imbangan |
 Icelandic: hliðstæða |
 Italian: equivalente |
 Japanese: 対応するもの |
 Korean: 상대 |
 Lithuanian: bendraamžis, kolega, atit |
 Latvian: līdzinieks; dubultnieks; |
 Malay: rakansejawat |
 Dutch: tegenhanger |
 Norwegian: motstykke, sidestykke |
 Polish: odpowiednik |
 Persian: همتا |
 Pashto: سیال |
 Portuguese: equivalente |
 Romanian: omolog |
 Russian: коллега; аналог |
 Slovak: náprotivok |
 Slovenian: pendant; ustreznik |
 Serbian: pandan |
 Swedish: motsvarighet, motstycke |
 Thai: สิ่งที่เป็นคู่กัน |
 Turkish: eş, meslektaş |
 Taiwanese: 身份地位對等的人，同等物 |
 Ukrainian: подоба; товариш |
 Urdu: همزاد، نظير، نقل |
 Vietnamese: bên đối tác |
 Chinese: 与对方地位相当的人，与另一方作用相当的物 |
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