equal adj
1. well matched; having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" [ant: unequal]
2. equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number" [syn: like, equivalent, same] [ant: unlike] n : a person who is of equal standing with another in a group [syn: peer, match, compeer] v
3. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" [syn: be] [ant: differ]
4. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" [syn: touch, rival, match]
5. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn: match, equalize, equalise, equate] [also: equalling, equalled]

Equal \E"qual\, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to Skr. ?ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.]
1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <139481.41507.1287966668@catflap.bishopston.net>

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