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adverb
1.
in the same manner or form; similarly: They treated all customers alike.
2.
to the same degree; equally: All three were guilty alike.
adjective
3.
having resemblance or similarity; having or showing no marked or important difference: He thinks all politicians are alike.
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Alike
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
before 950; Middle English alyke < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ālīkr, cognate with Old English onlīc, Old High German analīh; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English gelīc, cognate with Old Saxon gilīk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse (g)līkr; see like1
before 950; Middle English alyke < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ālīkr, cognate with Old English onlīc, Old High German analīh; replacing Middle English ilich, Old English gelīc, cognate with Old Saxon gilīk, Old High German gilīh (German gleich), Gothic galeiks, Old Norse (g)līkr; see like1
Related forms
a·like·ness, noun
half-a·like, adjective
un·a·like, adjective, adverb
Synonyms
3. similar, akin.
3. similar, akin.
Antonyms
1. differently.
1. differently.
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Example Sentences
- They sound alike, look alike and have similar tastes in music.
- The trouble is that the euro crisis makes fools of politicians and technocrats alike.
- So foreign and local businesses alike should be oozing confidence.
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Word Origin & History
alike
O.E. gelic and/or onlice "similar," from P.Gmc. *galikam "associated form" (cf. O.Fris. gelik, Ger. gleich, Goth. galeiks, O.N. glikr; see like).
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