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counterpart

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coun·ter·part  (kountr-pärt)
n.
1.
a. One that closely resembles another.
b. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing: Their foreign minister is the counterpart of our secretary of state.
2. A copy or duplicate of a legal paper.
3.
a. One of two parts that fit and complete each other.
b. One that serves as a complement.

counterpart
Noun
1. a person or thing complementary to or corresponding to another
2. a duplicate of a legal document
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.counterpart - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
equivalent - 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"
match - something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
mismatch - a bad or unsuitable match
complement - either of two parts that mutually complete each other
2.counterpartcounterpart - a duplicate copy                    
duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"

counterpart
Translations

counterpart [ˈkauntəpɑːt] n [of person] → homólogo/a
counterpart [ˈkauntəpɑːt] n [of document etc] → double m [of person]; homologue m/f
counterpart [ˈkauntəpɑːt] nGegenüber nt;
(of document etc) → Gegenstück nt, Pendant nt
counterpart [ˈkauntəpɑːt] n [of document etc] → copia; [of person] → corrispondente m/f

counterpart
n counterpart [ˈkauntəpaːt]
a person or thing equivalent to another in position etc American teenagers and their British counterparts. teenvoeter, teëvoeter نَظير،شبيـه съответсвие protějšek modpart; modstykke das Gegenstück αντίστοιχος, ομόλογος homólogo, equivalente vaste, teisik همتا virkaveli homologue עָמִית מַקבִּיל समकक्ष istovjetnik ellenpár; kolléga rekan imbangan hliðstæða equivalente 対応するもの 대응하는 것[사람] bendraamžis, kolega, atitikmuo līdzinieks; dubultnieks; kolēģis rakansejawat tegenhanger motstykke, sidestykke odpowiednik equivalente omolog коллега; аналог náprotivok pendant; ustreznik pandan motsvarighet, motstycke สิ่งที่เป็นคู่กัน eş, meslektaş 對應的人,對應物,對手方,合作者 подоба; товариш همزاد، نظير، نقل bên đối tác


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In this she rather differed from Alastor, of whom otherwise she was the female counterpart.
Unquestionably a counterpart of the Megatherium of the post-Pliocene period of the outer crust, whose fossilized skeleton has been found in South America.
But at this question, Queequeg, who had twice or thrice before taken part in similar ceremonies, looked no ways abashed; but taking the offered pen, copied upon the paper, in the proper place, an exact counterpart of a queer round figure which was tattooed upon his arm; so that through Captain Peleg's obstinate mistake touching his appellative, it stood something like this: -- Quohog his mark.
 
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