counterpart
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊntəˌpɑːt/ / /ˈkaʊntɚˌpɑɹt/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
- Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
“Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly.”
“Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.”
- A duplicate of a legal document.
- One who or that which resembles another.
- One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
“Her French counterpart attended the meeting via video call.”
“The two companies are working together with their respective counterparts in Asia.”
- Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
- To counterbalance.