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semblance

[ sem-bluhns ]

noun

  1. outward aspect or appearance.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. an assumed or unreal appearance; show.

    Synonyms:

  3. the slightest appearance or trace.
  4. a likeness, image, or copy.
  5. a spectral appearance; apparition.


semblance

/ ˈ²õÉ›³¾²ú±ôÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. outward appearance, esp without any inner substance or reality
  2. a resemblance or copy
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of semblance1

1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to sembl ( er ) to seem ( resemble ) + -ance -ance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of semblance1

C13: from Old French, from sembler to seem, from Latin ²õ¾±³¾³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð to imitate, from similis like
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They only gain a semblance of self-evident truth through age and familiarity, as the legend of John Frum illustrates.

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We’re never supplied with any semblance of an answer, just expected to take these mere silhouettes of rich people as they are.

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Separately, Trump is overseeing migrant roundups, detentions and deportations that lack any semblance of constitutional due process.

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The path that lawyers choose at this moment will be a critical determinant of whether we are able to preserve some semblance of democracy and justice in the United States.

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Like the American superpower or not, when it existed during the heyday of the postwar world it did not do a bad job in maintaining a semblance of order.

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