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Even
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) Evening. See Eve, n. 1.
(2):
(v. t.) To equal
(3):
(v. t.) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
(4):
(a.) Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action; as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.
(5):
(a.) Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper.
(6):
(a.) Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
(7):
(a.) Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to both side; owing nothing on either side; - said of accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts are even; an even bargain.
(8):
(a.) Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure.
(9):
(a.) Associate; fellow; of the same condition.
(10):
(a.) Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder; - said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.
(11):
(a.) In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally; precisely; just; likewise; as well.
(12):
(v. t.) To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.
(13):
(a.) As might not be expected; - serving to introduce what is unexpected or less expected.
(14):
(a.) At the very time; in the very case.
(15):
(v. t.) To set right; to complete.
(16):
(v. t.) To act up to; to keep pace with.
(17):
(v. i.) To be equal.
(18):
(a.) Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much as; fully; quite.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Even'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/even.html. 1828.
