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coequal

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kəʊˈiːkwəl/
  • CMU ARPABET: K OW0 IY1 K W AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Equal to each other in size, rank or position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An equal person or thing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having the same standing before the law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From Middle English coequalle, from Latin coaequālis; equivalent to co- + equal.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نِدّ (nidd) — equal to each other
  • Arabic: نَظِير (naẓīr) — equal to each other
  • Finnish: yhdenvertainen — equal to each other
  • French: coégal — equal to each other
  • German: gleichrangig — equal to each other
  • German: ebenbürtig — equal to each other
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jevnbyrdig — equal to each other
  • Portuguese: coigual — equal to each other
  • Spanish: coigual — equal to each other
  • German: Ebenbürtiger — an equal person or thing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: likemann — an equal person or thing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: like — an equal person or thing