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counterpart

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counterpart
1. n. Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
2. n. (legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
3. n. One which resembles another
4. n. One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
5. n. (palaeontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
6. v. Counterbalance.

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