aequalis

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noun

The case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to “like” or “as” in English. This case is used in some languages like Inuktitut.

OriginLatin aequālis →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounaequalis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegrammarThe case conveying an equality with another noun, equivalent to “like” or “as” in English. This case is used in some languages like Inuktitut.

Origin

  1. Latinaequālis“equal”
  2. Englishaequalis

Learned borrowing from Latin aequālis (“equal”). Doublet of equal and egal.

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APA

aequalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aequalis

MLA

“aequalis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aequalis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aequalis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aequalis.

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