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Webster 1913 Edition
Semblable
Sem′bla-ble
,Adj.
Like; similar; resembling.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Sem′bla-ble
,Noun.
Likeness; representation.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Semblable
SEM'BLABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
semblable
semblable
English
Adjective
semblable (comparative more semblable, superlative most semblable)
Noun
semblable (plural semblables)
- (obsolete) something similar; likeness; representation
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2
- [...] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul
- of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness
- as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his
- mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage,
- nothing more. (lines 115-120)
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 2
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
semblable m, f (plural semblables)
- similar
- Cette maison est assez semblable. This house is quite similar.
Synonyms
Noun
semblable m, f (plural semblables)