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resemblance definition

re·sem·blance (ri zem′bləns)

noun

  1. the state, fact, or quality of resembling; similarity of appearance, or, sometimes, of character; likeness
  2. a point, degree, or sort of likeness
  3. something that resembles; likeness or semblance (of someone or something)
  4. Obsolete characteristic appearance
  5. Obsolete likelihood; probability

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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