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the quality or state of being different
- the effectiveness of a metaphor largely depends upon the superficial dissimilarity of the two things being compared
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The Shared History of Dissimilar Words
The Shared History of Dissimilar Words
Incumbent, Succumb, and Recumbent
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“Dissimilarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimilarity. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of dissimilarity was in 1650
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