counterpart

n.

1. 1. One that closely resembles another.
   2. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing: Their foreign minister is the counterpart of our secretary of state.
2. A copy or duplicate of a legal paper.
3. 1. One of two parts that fit and complete each other.
   2. One that serves as a complement.

noun

1. Something closely resembling another: carbon copy, copy, duplicate, facsimile, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum. Archaic simulacre. See same/different/compare.
2. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another: opposite number, vis-à-vis. See same/different/compare.
3. Something closely resembling or analogous to something else: analogue, congener, correlate, correlative, correspondent, match, parallel. See same/different/compare.
4. One of a matched pair of things: companion, double, duplicate, fellow, match, mate, twin. See same/different/compare.

n

Definition: match; identical part or thing
Antonyms: opposite

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IN BRIEF: A thing that goes with another thing to form a set.

They were looking for the saucer that is the counterpart to the antique teacup.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - modstykke, dobbeltgænger, genpart

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegenhanger, duplicaat

Français (French)
n. - homologue, équivalent, double (document)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gegenstück, Pendant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πανομοιότυπο, ομόλογος, αντίστοιχος (σε βαθμό, ιδιότητες κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
controparte

Português (Portuguese)
n. - complemento (m), réplica (f)

Русский (Russian)
человек, занимающий такой же пост, двойник

Español (Spanish)
n. - homólogo, colega, socia, doble

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - motstycke, motsvarighet, kollega (om person), dubblett, motspelare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
副本, 配对物, 复本

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 副本, 配對物, 複本

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 계인, 부본, 대조물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - よく似た人, 一通, 副本

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نظير, مثيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דומה, מקביל‬

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