egal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of egal
1350–1400; Middle English egall < Anglo-French, Old French egal < Latin aequālis
Example Sentences
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C'est egal, 'twas well and orderly prayed, and edified me to the core while it lasted.
From The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade
—C'est tout egal; replied the commissary— —The devil it is! said I—but I will go to ten thousand Bastiles first— O England!
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
"C'est egal, of all the follies and stupidities I have committed for them I would not have missed one!"
From The American by Henry James
That young lady's face expressed general complacency, politeness, and tout m'est egal.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade
Lucy leaned a little back in her chair, wore her "tout m'est egal face," and Eve watched her like a cat.
From Love Me Little, Love Me Long by Charles Reade
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