semblable
Americannoun
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a person or thing that resembles or matches another; counterpart.
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Archaic. likeness; resemblance.
adjective
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like or similar.
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seeming or apparent.
adjective
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resembling or similar
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apparent rather than real
noun
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something that resembles another thing
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a resemblance
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Etymology
Origin of semblable
1325–75; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to sembl ( er ) to seem + -able -able. See semblance
Example Sentences
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In Le Timbre-Poste for January, 1883, under the heading Canada we read: "Semblable au 3 cents, 1868, sur papier verg� blanc, il existe: 1 cent, brun-orange."
From Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery by Howes, Clifton Armstrong
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