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 to the same degree (often followed by 'as') (Freq. 30)
 - they were equally beautiful
 - birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly
 - sang as sweetly as a nightingale
 - he is every bit as mean as she is
 • Syn:
 equally, every bit
 • Derived from adjective:
 equal (for: equally)
 
 
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