counterpart
/ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/ sustantivo C1En español: contrapartida, contrapunto, homólogo, homóloga
- Either of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another. · Near-synonyms: complement, mate· Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.
- A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
- One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics. · Near-synonyms: (each contextually synonymous) opposite number, counterparty, opponent, homolog, homotype, equivalent, partner, vis-à-vis· Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.
- Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
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The entertainment of dining at Rosings was repeated about twice a week; and, allowing for the loss of Sir William, and there being only one card-table in the evening, every such entertainment was the counterpart of the first.
Everyone knows the history of the famous return from Elba, a return which was unprecedented in the past, and will probably remain without a counterpart in the future.
Unlike their rural counterparts, which maintain vast territories to hunt elusive prey, city foxes require much smaller areas to survive.
Words like color, center, and defense stand in stark contrast to their British counterparts, which retain the traditional spellings of colour, centre, and defence.
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