Definitions for counterpart
ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑrtcoun·ter·part

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-visnoun

   a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. counterpart, similitude, twinnoun

   a duplicate copy

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterpartnoun

   Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

   Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly

2. counterpartnoun

   A duplicate of a legal document.

3. counterpartnoun

   One which resembles another

4. counterpartnoun

   One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1451, originally as countre part "duplicate of a legal document", from contrepartie, itself from contre "facing, opposite" (from contra 'against') + partie "copy of a person or thing," originally past participle of partir "to divide".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Counterpartnoun

   The correspondent part; the part which answers to another, as the two papers of a contract; the part which fits another, as the key of a cipher.

   Etymology: counter and part.

   In some things the laws of Normandy agreed with the laws of England; so that they seem to be, as it were, copies or counterparts one of another. Matthew Hale, Common Law of England.

   An old fellow with a young wench, may pass for a counterpart of this fable. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 82.

   Oh counterpart
   Of our soft sex; well are you made our lords:
   So bold, so great, so god-like are you form’d,
   How can you love so silly things as women? John Dryden, K. Arth.

   He is to consider the thought of his author, and his words, and to find out the counterpart to each in another language. Dryden.

   In the discovery the two different plots look like counterparts and copies of one another. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 267.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. counterpart

   A counterpart is a person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function, position, or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or situation. It can also refer to a copy or duplicate of a legal document.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Counterpartnoun

   a part corresponding to another part; anything which answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate; a facsimile

2. Counterpartnoun

   one of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a duplicate

3. Counterpartnoun

   a person who closely resembles another

4. Counterpartnoun

   a thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite

Matched Categories

1. • Duplicate
   • Equivalent

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'counterpart' in Nouns Frequency: #2075

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How to pronounce counterpart?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say counterpart in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterpart in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of counterpart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of counterpart in a Sentence

1. Bruno Le Maire:

   Before Biarritz, the threat was real, we were close to getting hit with a tariff on French wine ... After Biarritz the threat has receded, it hasn't been totally lifted but it is receding and it's going to depend on the work we get done with my American counterpart in the coming days.

2. Kwon Jong Gun:

   I am afraid that, if Pompeo engages in the talks again, the table will be lousy once again and the talks will become entangled, therefore, even in the case of possible resumption of the dialogue with the United States, I wish our dialogue counterpart would be not Pompeo but other person who is more careful and mature in communicating with us.

3. Lindsay Wagner:

   It aired and the public went berserk when they killed off the bionic woman, they wrote in. Mothers were saying how terrible it was that they created the female counterpart only to kill her off. Even a couple of children’s hospitals wrote in… So the second two-parter came about… so the kids can know she’s OK. And that was the end of that. Well, the response was so huge from the audience to have this character that they ended up making a series out of it… It was really public demand and I’m still thankful to those viewers for my career.

4. President Barack Obama:

   You pick up the phone and talk to your counterpart, operating in harsh environments, we find we have a lot more in common than we do differences.

5. Jang Il Hun:

   We also demanded that in case the conference is enforced as scheduled then we had to participate ... as a party directly concerned, i sent a formal request to my counterpart in the State Department and he responded that it's not a U.S. government event. So it means our request was denied.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=counterpart
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Counterpart
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=counterpart
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterpart
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=counterpart