Semblable
//ˈsɛmbləbəl// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 something similar; likeness; representation obsolete
"[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more."
Adjective
- 1 similar obsolete
- 2 apparent obsolete
- 3 conformable obsolete
Example
More examples"[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage, nothing more."
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able.
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