"on a par" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on a par, {{en-PP}} on a par
  1. On a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; equal. Synonyms: equal, on par Translations (on a level): gelijkwaardig (Dutch), op het niveau (Dutch), op hetzelfde niveau (Dutch), gleichauf (German), ebenbürtig (German), auf einer Höhe mit (German), auf einer Ebene mit (German), auf Augenhöhe mit (German), gleichwertig (German), auf der gleichen Stufe (German), összemérhető (Hungarian), egyenértékű (Hungarian), egyenrangú (Hungarian), összhangban van (Hungarian), alla pari (Italian), на одном уровне (na odnom urovne) (Russian), наравне с кем-либо (naravne s kem-libo) (Russian), ngang hàng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-on_a_par-en-prep_phrase-II9i4rW1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms with redundant script codes

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