similarly
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪməlɚli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmələli/
Audio (US): (file)
Adverb
[edit]similarly (comparative more similarly, superlative most similarly)
- (manner) In a like style or manner.
- Synonym: likewise
- The sisters dressed similarly.
- 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
- The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
- (conjunctive) Used to link similar items
Translations
[edit]in a similar style or manner
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