Adverb
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in equal amounts or shares
in a balanced or impartial way
"a class evenly divided between girls and boys"
"they split their winnings equally"
"deal equally with rich and poor"
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to the same degree (often followed by `as')
"they were equally beautiful"
"birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"
"sang as sweetly as a nightingale"
"he is every bit as mean as she is"
- every bit