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a⋅like
[uh-lahyk] 
–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. |
Origin:
bef. 950; ME alyke < Scand; cf. ON ālīkr, c. OE onlīc, OHG analīh; r. ME ilich, OE gelīc, c. OS gilīk, OHG gilīh (G gleich), Goth galeiks, ON (g)līkr; see like 1
bef. 950; ME alyke < Scand; cf. ON ālīkr, c. OE onlīc, OHG analīh; r. ME ilich, OE gelīc, c. OS gilīk, OHG gilīh (G gleich), Goth galeiks, ON (g)līkr; see like 1
Related forms:
a⋅like⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. similar, akin.
3. similar, akin.
Antonyms:
1. differently.
1. differently.
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| a·like (ə-līk') adj. Having close resemblance; similar: The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod. Friends are generally alike in background and tastes. adv. In the same manner or to the same degree: They dress and walk alike. [Middle English alich (influenced by Old Norse ālīkr), blend of ilich (from Old English gelīc) and anlich (from Old English onlīc); see līk- in Indo-European roots.] a·like'ness n. |
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Alike
A*like"\ ([.a]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[=i]c, gel[=i]c; pref. [=a] + like.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. [Now used only predicatively.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. --Ps. cxxxix. 12.Alike
A*like"\, adv. [AS. gel[=i]ce, onl[=i]ce.] In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as, we are all alike concerned in religion.
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Language Translation for : alike
Spanish:
parecido,
German:
gleich,
Japanese:
似ている
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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