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even steven

even steven adjective: exactly even, equal.

Adjective

even steven (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Exactly even, equal.
  2. (informal) Being equal, as in score or account; tied.
  3. (informal) Having nothing due, or no balance of debt on either side.

Adverb

even steven (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Equally, evenly.
  2. (informal) Evenly divided.
    • He made two piles of clothes even steven and let me pick which one I wanted.

Noun

even steven (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Equity; equilibrium.
    Synonyms:
    even-stevens
  2. (informal) harmony, balance; parity.

Synonyms of even steven

Forms of even steven

alternative formeven-Stephen
alternative formeven-steven

Origin of even steven

Possibly a reduplicating rhyme from even (“equal”) + steven (“a voice or say in a matter, a constitution”).

Questions about even steven

What does even steven mean?
Even steven means exactly even, equal.
What part of speech is even steven?
Even steven can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near even steven in the dictionary

  1. even number
  2. even numbers
  3. even odds
  4. even out
  5. even so
  6. even steven
  7. even still
  8. even the score
  9. even then
  10. even though
  11. even up

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