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Unlike ˌʌnˈlaɪk Preposition Music Art Form Sound Birds

Word3 unlike
WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /ˌʌnˈlaɪk/ /ˌʌnˈlaɪk/
Example
  • music is quite unlike any other art form.
  • the sound was not unlike that of birds singing.
  • unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
  • it's very unlike him to be so late.
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unlike

(preposition)/ˌʌnˈlaɪk/ /ˌʌnˈlaɪk/
  1. different from a particular person or thing
    • Music is quite unlike any other art form.
    • The sound was not unlike that of birds singing.
  2. used to contrast somebody/something with another person or thing
    • Unlike most systems, this one is very easy to install.
  3. not typical of somebody/something
    • OPPOSITE like
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    • It's very unlike him to be so late.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: perhaps originally an alteration of Old Norse úlíkr; compare with Old English ungelīc ‘not of the same kind, not comparable’.
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