equivalent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Equal in value, meaning, or effect.

   One dollar is roughly equivalent to a hundred yen.

2. 2
   noun

   Something that is equal to another in value, amount, or meaning.

   There is no exact English equivalent for this French word.

From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent. Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete (See evenmete).

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