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equivalents

equivalents is the plural of equivalent.

Meaning of equivalent

Noun

equivalent (plural equivalents)

  1. Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.
    • He owned that, if the Test Act were repealed, the Protestants were entitled to an equivalent, and went so far as to suggest several equivalents.1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter VII, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
  2. An equivalent weight.

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Phrases with equivalents

Questions about equivalents

What is equivalents the plural of?
Equivalents is the plural of equivalent.

Words near equivalents in the dictionary

  1. equivalented
  2. equivalenting
  3. equivalentist
  4. equivalentists
  5. equivalently
  6. equivalents
  7. equivalisation
  8. equivalisations
  9. equivalise
  10. equivalised
  11. equivalises

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