Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having identical or closely similar appearance or properties.
  • adjective Harmonious and pleasing in appearance when used together.

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  • adjective The same as another; sharing the same design.
  • verb Present participle of match.
  • noun graph theory A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect: so-called because pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one-to-one.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective intentionally matched
  • adjective being two identical

Etymologies

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Combination of match and the present participle suffix: -ing.

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Examples

  • - You must know how to use WordPress to blog, and enter all correct tags, with the title matching the URL.

    Digital Point Forums 2009

  • According to this way of thinking, which we call the matching-content doctrine, the first task of the neuroscience of consciousness is to uncover the neural representational systems whose contents systematically match the contents of consciousness.

    Alva Noë and Evan Thompson - Are There Neural Correlates of Consciousness? William Harryman 2009

  • "Nothing else with a label matching this, either."

    Galactic Derelict Norton, Andre 1959

  • An assessment of HLA matching is performed in both the Host-vs-Donor and Graft-vs-Host direction.

    Immunogenetics 2010

  • It seems a rather stupid distinction to say “well, the guys who did it were dressed up in matching outfits, so it was warfare.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Well-Said 2009

  • In Shenzhen, north of Hong Kong, I went to see Liam Casey, the Irish entrepreneur I described two years ago as “Mr. China” for his success in matching big, famous foreign companies with small, obscure Chinese factories that can produce brand-name products quickly and well.

    China's Way Forward 2009

  • A central challenge for The White Queen project lay in matching the quality of the source material, and in the transition of perspective and literary skill from print page to ambient digital flow.

    Being Don Draper « Innovation Cloud 2009

  • The Former Presidents | 11: 11 a.m. George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, are out in matching purple scarves, and both are hobbling a bit.

    Live Blog: The Inauguration of Barack Obama - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • The federal government can provide up to $45 a ton in matching payments to businesses that collect, harvest, store and transport biomass waste to an authorized energy facility.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » More Fallout from Biofuel Subsidies 2010

  • Maintain matching color patterns and set a theme to follow

    Patio Furniture Shaped Like an Amphitheater 2009

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