even

  1. Proper noun.  A Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia.
  2. Adjective.  Flat and level.
  3. Adjective.  Without great variation.
  4. Adjective.  Equal in proportion, quantity, size(,) etc.
  5. Adjective.  (not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
  7. Adjective.  On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
  8. Verb.  To make flat and level.
  9. Adverb.  (archaic) exactly, just, fully.
  10. Adverb.  (non-gloss definition, Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality) .
  11. Adverb.  (non-gloss definition, Emphasizing a comparative) .
  12. Noun.  (archaic, or) Evening.

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