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resemblance

Pronunciation: /rɪˈzɛmbl(ə)ns/
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Definition of resemblance

noun

[mass noun]
  • the state of resembling or being alike:they bear some resemblance to Italian figurines [count noun]:there was a close resemblance between herself and Anne
  • [count noun] a way in which two or more things are alike:the physical resemblances between humans and apes

Derivatives

resemblant

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from the verb resembler (see resemble)

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The ending of resemblance is spelled -ance.

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