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e·qual / ˈēkwəl/ • adj. 1. being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value: add equal amounts of water and flour. ∎ (of people) having the same status, rights, or opportunities. ∎ uniform in application or effect; without discrimination on any grounds: a dedicated campaigner for equal rights. ∎ evenly or fairly balanced: it was hardly an equal contest. 2. (equal to) having the ability or resources to meet (a challenge): the players proved equal to the task. • n. a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality: we all treat each other as equals. • v. (e·qualed , e·qual·ing ; also chiefly Brit. e·qualled, e·qual·ling) [tr.] be the same as in number or amount: the total debits should equal the total credits. ∎ match or rival in performance or extent: he equaled the world record of 9.93 seconds. ∎ be equivalent to: his work is concerned with why private property equals exploitation. |
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"equal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "equal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-equal.html "equal." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-equal.html |
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equal XIV. — L. æquālis, f. æquus level, even.
So equality XIV. — OF. — L. Hence equalize XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "equal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "equal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-equal.html T. F. HOAD. "equal." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-equal.html |
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Equal Trade name for aspartame.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "Equal." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "Equal." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-Equal.html DAVID A. BENDER. "Equal." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-Equal.html |
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•Ethel • lethal • brothel • betrothal
•Cavell, cavil, gavel, gravel, ravel, travel
•Havel, larval, marvel, Marvell, rondavel
•bedevil, bevel, devil, dishevel, kevel, level, revel, split-level
•daredevil • she-devil • eye level
•naval, navel
•coeval, evil, Khedival, medieval, primeval, retrieval, shrieval, upheaval
•civil, drivel, shrivel, snivel, swivel
•carnival • Percival • perspectival
•festival • aestival (US estival)
•adjectival, arrival, deprival, genitival, imperatival, infinitival, outrival, relatival, revival, rival, substantival, survival
•archival
•grovel, hovel, novel
•oval
•approval, removal
•Lovell, shovel
•interval • serval • narwhal
•coequal, equal, prequel, sequel
•bilingual, lingual, monolingual, multilingual
•rorqual • Hywel
•Daniel, spaniel
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"equal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "equal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-equal.html "equal." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-equal.html |
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