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tauriterite

1. (stative) be alike, matching, same, equal.

Otirā kei te whakatata haere te tokomaha o tētahi momo ki tētahi momo, ā tēnā kei mua ake nei te wā e tauriterite ai, e tokomaha ake ai rānei ko ngā wāhine i ngā tāne (TTT 1/3/1922:10). / But the number of one gender is steadily approaching that of the other, and at some time in the future women will equal the men or even outnumber them.

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Synonyms: anō, taurite, whakataurite

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