"resemblance" meaning in All languages combined

See resemblance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /rəzˈɛmbləns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resemblance.wav [UK] Forms: resemblance, resemblances [plural]
Etymology: resemble + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|resemble|ance}} resemble + -ance Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A resemblance is something that resembles or looks like something else; likeness.
    Sense id: simple-resemblance-en-noun-~kxaCVf1
  2. A resemblance is a comparison.
    Sense id: simple-resemblance-en-noun-5i4T1FAN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ance
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