alike. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

alike

SYLLABICATION:	a·like
PRONUNCIATION:	-lk
ADJECTIVE:	Having close resemblance; similar: The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. Friends are generally alike in background and tastes.
ADVERB:	In the same manner or to the same degree: They dress and walk alike.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English alich (influenced by Old Norse lkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelc) and anlich (from Old English onlc); see lk- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	a·likeness —NOUN


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