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   semblance

   /ˈsɛmbləns/

   noun

   • 1. the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different: "she tried to force her thoughts back into some semblance of order"
   • ▪ resemblance; similarity: "it bears some semblance to the thing I have in mind"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from sembler ‘seem’, from Latin similare, simulare ‘simulate’.

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   • If there is a semblance of a particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression. They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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