equivalent
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(s) being essentially equal to something
- it was as good as gold
- a wish that was equivalent to a command
- his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt
Nouns
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(n) a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
- send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
- (n) the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen combining weight, eq, equivalent weight,