"a-alike" meaning in English

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        "2": "a-",
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      "expansion": "a- + alike",
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  "etymology_text": "From a- + alike. Originally from Nation of Gods and Earths' lingo, popularized by hip-hop artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a-alikes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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      "expansion": "a-alike (plural a-alikes)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
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            "Fundamental"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016 December 16, Wesley Muhammad, Is Allah a Man? The Islam Debate, Lulu.com, page 70",
          "text": "Wesley Muhammad. to. First, you raise the question to your a-alikes: “So what should we do in the face of such attacks against our religion?” implying that my part in this discussion is tantamount to an attack against YOUR religion. Let[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "kindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values)"
      ],
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        [
          "kindred spirit",
          "kindred spirit"
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          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
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        "(African-American Vernacular, slang) kindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values)"
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        "slang"
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        "Nation of Gods and Earths"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeɪəˈlaɪk/",
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        "US"
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  "word": "a-alike"
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        "2": "a-",
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      "expansion": "a- + alike",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a- + alike. Originally from Nation of Gods and Earths' lingo, popularized by hip-hop artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "a-alikes",
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        "plural"
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2016 December 16, Wesley Muhammad, Is Allah a Man? The Islam Debate, Lulu.com, page 70",
          "text": "Wesley Muhammad. to. First, you raise the question to your a-alikes: “So what should we do in the face of such attacks against our religion?” implying that my part in this discussion is tantamount to an attack against YOUR religion. Let[…]",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values)"
      ],
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        [
          "kindred spirit",
          "kindred spirit"
        ],
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
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