counterpart
n.
duplicate, equivalent, complement; partner, colleague
Counterparts
counterpart
Noun
1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
(synonym) opposite number, vis-a-vis
(hypernym) equivalent
(hyponym) match
2. a duplicate copy
(synonym) similitude, twin
(hypernym) duplicate, duplication
counterpart
n.
counterpart, duplicate, equivalent, complement; partner, colleague
Counterpart
(n.)
One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate.
(n.)
A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite.
(n.)
A person who closely resembles another.
(n.)
A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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