resemblance

English

/ɹəˈzɛmbləns/

noun
Definitions
  • The quality or state of resembling
  • That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a likeness.
  • A comparison; a simile.
  • Probability; verisimilitude.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sem-

Gloss

one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like

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Kanji

好

Emoji
🕐️ 🕜️

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