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similitude

si·mil·i·tude [ si mílli td ] (plural si·mil·i·tudes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. condition of being similar: likeness or resemblance ( formal )

2. somebody or something resembling another: somebody or something that is like somebody or something else

3. shared characteristic: a quality or feature shared by two or more people or things ( formal )

4. form or semblance: a form or semblance of somebody or something ( formal or literary )

[14th century. Via French< Latin similitudo "likeness" < similis "like,similar"]
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