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alike definition

alike (ə līk′)

adjective

like one another; showing resemblance; similar: usually used in the predicate

Etymology: ME olike < OE gelic, onlike & ON (g)likr, alikr < PGmc *galik- < *ga- (< IE *ge-, perfective prefix) + *lik-: see like

adverb

  1. in the same manner; similarly
  2. to the same degree; equally

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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