Definition of equivalent

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Equivalent (a.) Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent strata of different countries..

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Madonna :: Madonna (n.) My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English..
Eros :: Eros (n.) Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid..
Instant :: Instant (a.) A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See Instant, a., 3..
Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..
Division :: Division (n.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities, equivalent to a subkingdom..
Fetch :: Fetch (v. t.) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
Goodman :: Goodman (n.) A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to My friend, Good sir, Mister; -- sometimes used ironically..
Recompense :: Recompense (v. t.) To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to atone for; to pay for.
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
Countervail :: Countervail (v. t.) To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate..
Exchange :: Exchange (n.) The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain..
Fiddledeedee :: Fiddledeedee (interj.) An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to nonsense!.
Overbalance :: Overbalance (n.) Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports..
Restitution :: Restitution (v.) The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification..
With :: With (prep.) To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
Chaldron :: Chaldron (n.) An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke..
Adequation :: Adequation (n.) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
Basicity :: Basicity (n.) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid..
Development :: Development (n.) The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.
Answer :: Answer (v. i.) To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; as, a very few will answer..
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