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dis·sem·blance

1   [dih-sem-bluhns]
noun
dissimilarity; unlikeness.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French dessemblance. See dis-1, semblance

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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dis·sem·blance

2   [dih-sem-bluhns]
noun
dissembling; dissimulation.
Origin:
1550–60; dissemble + -ance
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dissemble (dɪˈsɛmbəl)
 
—vb
1.  to conceal (one's real motives, emotions, etc) by pretence
2.  (tr) to pretend; simulate
3.  obsolete to ignore
 
[C15: from earlier dissimulen, from Latin dissimulāre; probably influenced by obsolete semble to resemble]
 
dis'semblance
 
—n
 
dis'sembler
 
—n
 
dis'sembling
 
—n, —adj
 
dis'semblingly
 
—adv

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