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[ˈsɪm(ɪ)lə], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- having a resemblance in appearance, character, or quantity, without being identical
(e.g: a soft cheese similar to Brie)
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Origin
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late 16th century (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’
[ˈsɪm(ɪ)lə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person or thing similar to another
(e.g: he was one of those whose similar you never meet)
- a substance that produces effects resembling the symptoms of particular diseases (the basis of homeopathic treatment)
(e.g: the principle of treatment by similars)
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Origin
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late 16th century (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’
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