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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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SYLLABICATION:sim·i·lar
PRONUNCIATION:  sm-lr
ADJECTIVE:1. Related in appearance or nature; alike though not identical. 2. Mathematics Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures: similar triangles.
ETYMOLOGY:French similaire, from Latin similis, like. See sem-1 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:simi·lar·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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