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Meaning of 'equally' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Equally [ adv.]
- In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.

Meaning of 'equally' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . equally [ r]
Meaning (1):
- in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way
Example in sentence:
  • a class evenly divided between girls and boys;
  • deal equally with rich and poor;
  • they split their winnings equally
Meaning (2):
- to the same degree (often followed by `as')
Example in sentence:
  • birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly;
  • he is every bit as mean as she is;
  • sang as sweetly as a nightingale;
  • they were equally beautiful

Nearby Words:

equability equable equableness equably equal equaled equaling equalitarian equalities equality

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