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leg
Noun
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Your legs are the two long parts of your body that you move to walk, or a similar body part on an animal.
I lost a leg in the war.
The footballer broke a leg during the game.
The bus stopped and everybody went out to stretch their legs.
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A leg is part of a piece of furniture, such as a table, on which the furniture stands.
I can see an ant crawling up the leg of the table.
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A leg is part of a tour or journey.
The band had to cancel the German leg of their European tour.
equivalent
Adjective
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If two things are equivalent, they are of equal value or acceptability.
Dolphins have very large brains, roughly equivalent to the size of a human brain.
equivalent
Noun
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An equivalent is something of equal value of acceptability.
Living in Thailand costs the equivalent of just £10 per day.