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Definition of on a par with in English:

on a par with

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  • Equal in importance or quality to; on an equal level with.

    ‘this home cooking is on a par with the best in the world’
    • ‘We have a road network on a par with the worst of any of the poorest third world economies.’
    • ‘Oats proved to be one of the better crops this year, coming in on a par with last year's yield.’
    • ‘Some excellent facilities are in place at the gym which are on a par with the very best in the county.’
    • ‘It is a deeply affecting couple of hours, on a par with Schindler's List for emotional impact.’
    • ‘The games industry in the UK is already bigger than the cinema business, and on a par with video.’
    as good as, comparable with, in the same class as, in the same league as, equivalent to, much the same as, equal to, a match for, on a level with, on an equal footing with, of the same standard as
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