Somesuch

adj, pron

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the same or similar kind. not-comparable

    "somesuch excuse."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Other things of the same kind or type.

    "I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now."

Synonyms

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suchlikesuchlike

Example

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"1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed. the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting."

Etymology

Univerbation of some + such.

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