equivalents
Sayi-KWIV-uh-luhnts/ɪˈkwɪvələnts/
- 1Plural of equivalent.
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A plural that only the noun can make: the adjective never takes an -s, so a form ending in -s is always the noun at work. It serves both noun uses: things that match another in value, force or meaning, like English equivalents of foreign phrases, and the narrower sense of equivalent weights. The adjective takes to (equivalent to); this plural usually takes for or of.
equivalents is a form of equivalent
equivalent, noun: Something that is virtually equal to another thing, or has the same value, force, or effect. Full entry
- Forms
- equivalentequivalents plural
- Spelling
- equivalent → equivalents: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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