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egal

/ˈiːɡəl/

egal adjective: equal; impartial.

Adjective

egal (comparative more egal, superlative most egal)

  1. (obsolete) Equal; impartial.
    • Whose souls do bear an egal yoke of love,c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Synonyms of egal

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Forms of egal

comparativemore egal
superlativemost egal
alternative formegall

Origin of egal

From Middle English egal, from Old French egal, igal, from Latin aequālis. Doublet of equal and aequalis.

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Questions about egal

What does egal mean?
Egal means equal; impartial.
What part of speech is egal?
Egal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce egal?
Egal is pronounced /ˈiːɡəl/.

Words near egal in the dictionary

  1. Eg.
  2. EGA
  3. egad
  4. Egadi Islands
  5. egads
  6. egal
  7. Egaleo
  8. egalitarian
  9. egalitarianism
  10. egalitarianisms
  11. egalitarianist

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