similar
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adjective
Etymology: French similaire, from Latin similis like, similar — more at same
Date: 1611
1. having characteristics in common ; strictly comparable
2. alike in substance or essentials ; corresponding <no two animal habitats are exactly similar — W. H. Dowdeswell> 3. not differing in shape but only in size or position <similar triangles> <similar polygons> • similarly adverb Synonyms: similar, analogous, parallel mean closely resembling each other. similar implies the possibility of being mistaken for each other <all the houses in the development are similar>. analogous applies to things belonging in essentially different categories but nevertheless having many similarities <analogous political systems>. parallel suggests a marked likeness in the development of two things <the parallel careers of two movie stars>.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Similar — Sim i*lar, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like, similar. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Simulate}.] 1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like. [1913 Webster] 2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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similar — adj. 1) подобный (to); сходный, похожий 2) geom. подобный; similartriangles подобные треугольники Syn: alike, comparable, parallel Ant:contradictory, contrasting, different, dissimilar, diverse … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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similar — similarly, adv. /sim euh leuhr/, adj. 1. having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses. 2. Geom. (of figures) having the same shape; having corresponding sides proportional and corresponding angles equal: similar… … Universalium
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