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coequals

/koʊˈiːkwəlz/ /koʊˈiːkwəlz/

Meanings
noun
An equal person or thing.

Examples :

"In a marriage based on equality, both partners are considered coequals. "
person thing being

Related Words

Illustration marriage

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

The state of being married.

"You should enter marriage for love."

Illustration thing

thing noun

/θɪŋ/

That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.

"My favorite thing about school is the library. "

Illustration equal

equal noun

/ˈiːkwəl/

A person or thing of equal status to others.

"This beer has no equal."

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration equality

equality noun

/ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ /ɪˈkwɑl.ɪ.ti/

The fact of being equal.

"The school's policy promotes equality for all students, regardless of their background. "

Illustration based

based verb

/beɪst/

To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

"The teacher's lesson was based on the students' prior knowledge of fractions. "

Illustration are

are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration both

both pronoun

/bəʊθ/ /boʊθ/

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

""Did you want this one or that one?" — "Give me both.""

Illustration partners

partners noun

/ˈpɑːrtnərz/ /ˈpɑːtnərs/

Someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest.

"The students were assigned partners for the science project. "