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Definition of equal noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

equal

noun

NAmE//ˈikwəl//

a person or thing of the same quality or with the same status, rights, etc. as another She treats the people who work for her as her equals. Our cars are the equal of those produced anywhere in the world.

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Idioms

be without equal, have no equal (formal)

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to be better than anything else or anyone else of the same type He is a player without equal. As a family vacation destination, this resort has no equal.

first among equals

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the person or thing with the highest status in a group

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equal adjective
equal verb
equals sign noun
all/other things being equal
on equal terms (with somebody)
in some, equal, etc. measure
some (people, members, etc.) are more equal than others

Idioms

all/other things being equal
on equal terms (with somebody)
in some, equal, etc. measure
some (people, members, etc.) are more equal than others

Nearby words

equable adjective
equal adjective
equal noun
equal verb
equality noun