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English
Etymology
From Middle English , from Middle French , from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
semblable (comparative more semblable, superlative most semblable)
- (obsolete) similar
- (obsolete) apparent
- (obsolete) conformable
Derived terms
Noun
semblable (plural semblables)
- (obsolete) something similar; likeness; representation
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 115-120:[…] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul
of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness
as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his
mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage,
nothing more.
French
Etymology
From sembler + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
semblable (plural semblables)
- similar
- Synonym: similaire
Cette maison est assez semblable.- This house is quite similar.
Derived terms
Noun
semblable m or f by sense (plural semblables)
- (usually in the plural) something or someone that belongs to the same kind or species
Il prenait soin de ses semblables.- He cared for his kind.
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