Definitions for counterpart
ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑrtcoun·ter·part

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-visnoun

   a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. counterpart, similitude, twinnoun

   a duplicate copy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterpartnoun

   Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

   Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly

2. counterpartnoun

   A duplicate of a legal document.

3. counterpartnoun

   One which resembles another

4. counterpartnoun

   One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1451, originally as countre part "duplicate of a legal document", from contrepartie, itself from contre "facing, opposite" (from contra 'against') + partie "copy of a person or thing," originally past participle of partir "to divide".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Counterpartnoun

   The correspondent part; the part which answers to another, as the two papers of a contract; the part which fits another, as the key of a cipher.

   Etymology: counter and part.

   In some things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of England; so that they seem to be, as it were, copies or counterparts one of another. Matthew Hale, Common Law of England.

   An old fellow with a young wench, may pass for a counterpart of this fable. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 82.

   Oh counterpart
   Of our soft sex; well are you made our lords:
   So bold, so great, so god-like are you form’d,
   How can you love so silly things as women? John Dryden, K. Arth.

   He is to consider the thought of his author, and his words, and to find out the counterpart to each in another language. Dryden.

   In the discovery the two different plots look like counterparts and copies of one another. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 267.

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1. counterpart

   A counterpart is a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function, position, or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or situation. It can also refer to a copy or duplicate of a legal document.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Counterpartnoun

   a part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile

2. Counterpartnoun

   one of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate

3. Counterpartnoun

   a person who closely resembles another

4. Counterpartnoun

   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

Matched Categories

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   • Equivalent

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'counterpart' in Nouns Frequency: #2075

How to pronounce counterpart?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterpart in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterpart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of counterpart in a Sentence

1. Eric Angely:

   David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.

2. Mark Hopkins, The Forbes Book of Business Quotations:

   Language is the picture and counterpart of thought.

3. Daleep Singh:

   I remember vividly waking up at 3 a.m., talking to my counterpart in the EU, Bjoern Seibert, and saying, ‘It’s go time,’ by 5 p.m., the package was made public and it was a moment when the major democracies of the world moved faster and stronger than we had in decades.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   And as we had these conversations... my counterpart Marcelo Ebrard, we both understood that. It means that we're got hard work to do over the coming days and weeks to deliver on those actual outcomes on the ground along our southern border.

5. Marci Clow:

   Canned tomatoes contain even more of the antioxidant lycopene than their fresh counterpart, lycopene supports a healthy inflammatory response and has been linked to prostate health, especially when eaten with a small amount of oil to enhance absorption.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=counterpart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Counterpart
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=counterpart
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterpart