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semblance definition

sem·blance (sem′bləns)

noun

  1. outward form or appearance; aspect
  2. seeming likeness; resemblance
  3. a likeness, image, or representation
  4. false, assumed, or deceiving form or appearance
  5. mere empty show; pretense

Etymology: ME < OFr < sembler, to seem, appear < L similare, to make like < similis, like: see same

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