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owel

owel adjective: equal.

Adjective

owel (comparative more owel, superlative most owel)

  1. (obsolete) equal

Forms of owel

comparativemore owel
superlativemost owel

Origin of owel

From Old French oel, owel, iwel, ivel, French égal, from Latin aequalis. Doublet of equal.

Questions about owel

What does owel mean?
Owel means equal.
What part of speech is owel?
Owel is an adjective.

Words near owel in the dictionary

  1. Oweekayno
  2. Oweekeno
  3. Owego
  4. Oweina
  5. Owekano
  6. owel
  7. owelties
  8. owelty
  9. Owen
  10. Owen County
  11. Owen Falls

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