counterpart

English

/ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/, /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/

noun
Definitions
  • Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
  • (legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
  • One which resembles another
  • One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
  • (palaeontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.

Etymology

Derived from Old French contrepartie derived from Latin contra (against, opposite, in return, back) affix from English part (noun, verb).

Origin

English

part

Gloss

noun, verb

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