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sem·bla·ble  (smbl-bl)

adj.

1. Having a resemblance; resembling or like: unfamiliar symbols semblable to religious icons.

2. Seeming; apparent.

n. Archaic

Something that closely resembles something else.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from sembler, to resemble, from Latin simulre, to simulate; see simulate.]

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sembla·bly adv.

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semblable [ˈsɛmbləb^əl] Archaic

adj

1. resembling or similar

2. apparent rather than real

n

1. something that resembles another thing

2. a resemblance

[from Old French, from sembler to seem; see semblance]

semblably  adv