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semblance


Pronunciation: /ˈsembləns /
noun
1 The outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different: she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order
1.1 archaic Resemblance; similarity: it bears some semblance to the thing I have in mind

Origin
Middle English: from Old French, from sembler 'seem', from Latin similare, simulare 'simulate'.

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Today's irreverent, illustrative sentence displays merely a semblance of the full possible meaning. You will all do better. no doubt.

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