Look up: counterpart

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   counterpart
   [Noun] Something or someone that is similar to another in a different place.
   Example: The President of the USA is the counterpart of the British Prime Minister.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   counterpart
   [n] - a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 2. [n] - a duplicate copy
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   counterpart
   for determining environmental safety of a plant with novel traits (PNT), the unmodified host plant genotype (closest genetic equivalent) and may be a previously assessed and approved PNT Category: Botany and zoology
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Counterpart
   Coun'ter·part` noun 1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile. « In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of England, so that they seem to be, as it were, copies or counterparts one of another. Sir M. Hale. » 2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies o ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/172
   
   
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   counterpart
   similitude noun a duplicate copy
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
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   counterpart
   opposite number noun a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
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   Counterpart
   • (n.) A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite. • (n.) A part corresponding to anoth...
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