01 n. A part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile.
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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.
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One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate.(Law)
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A person who closely resembles another.
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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.“O counterpart Of our soft sex, well are you made our lords.” — Dryden.