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Similar Adjective Bre ˈsɪmələ(R ˈsɪmələr Interests Teaching Style

Word similar
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsɪmələ(r) / NAmE / ˈsɪmələr /
Example
  • we have very similar interests.
  • my teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
  • the two houses are similar in size.
  • the brothers look very similar.
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(adjective)BrE / ˈsɪmələ(r) / NAmE / ˈsɪmələr /
  1. like somebody/something but not exactly the same
    • opposite different
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/different
    • We have very similar interests.
    • My teaching style is similar to that of most other teachers.
    • The two houses are similar in size.
    • The brothers look very similar.
    • All our patients have broadly similar problems.
    • The disease attacks the immune system in a similar way to AIDS.
    • Stir the paint with a piece of wood or something similar.

    Extra Examples

    • The scene in the picture was eerily similar to what I had seen in my dream.
    • The three portraits are remarkably similar.
    • Their experiences are superficially similar.
    • countries with broadly similar characteristics

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent. (also as a term in anatomy meaning ‘homogeneous’): from French similaire or medieval Latin similaris, from Latin similis ‘like’.
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