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semblance

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Main Entry:
sem·blance 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈsem-blən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from sembler to be like, seem — more at resemble
Date:
14th century
1 a: outward and often specious appearance or show : form <wrapped in a semblance of composure — Harry Hervey> b: modicum <has been struggling to get some semblance of justice for his people — Bayard Rustin>2: aspect, countenance3 a: a phantasmal form : apparition b: image, likeness4: actual or apparent resemblance <her story bears some semblance to the truth>


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