resemblance

C2+ Topic:Describing People
US /rɪˈzɛmbləns/ UK /rɪˈzɛmbləns/
noun

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  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being similar in appearance or character

    There is a striking resemblance between the two sisters.

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From Anglo-Norman and Old French resemblance, from resembler ('to resemble'), from re- (intensive) + sembler ('to seem, appear'), from Latin similare ('to make like'), from similis ('like').

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