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Meaning of similar

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  similar
      adj 1: marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at
             similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore
             similar coats" [ant: {dissimilar}]
      2: having the same or similar characteristics; "all politicians
         are alike"; "they looked utterly alike"; "friends are
         generally alike in background and taste" [syn: {alike(p)},
         {similar}, {like}] [ant: {dissimilar}, {unalike}]
      3: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same
         characteristics; often used in combination; "suits of like
         design"; "a limited circle of like minds"; "members of the
         cat family have like dispositions"; "as like as two peas in a
         pod"; "doglike devotion"; "a dreamlike quality" [syn: {like},
         {similar}] [ant: {different}, {dissimilar}, {unlike}]
      4: (of words) expressing closely related meanings
      5: capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
         permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or
         suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets"
         "interchangeable parts" [syn: {exchangeable},
         {interchangeable}, {similar}, {standardized}, {standardised}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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