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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French similaire < Mediaeval Latin *similaris, extended from Latin similis (“‘like’”); akin to simul (“‘together’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɪmələ/, SAMPA: /"sIm@l@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɪməlɚ/, SAMPA: /"sIm@l@`/
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[edit] Adjective

similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)

1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
2. (mathematics) of triangles, etc., having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional (the same shape, but possibly different size).

[edit] Related terms

• similarity
• similarness
• simulate
• simile

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• similar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• similar in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

similar m. and f. (plural similares)

1. similar

[edit] Related terms

• similitud