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dissimilar

[dih-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim-] Origin

dis·sim·i·lar

[dih-sim-uh-ler, dis-sim-]
adjective
not similar; unlike; different.

Origin:
1615–25; dis-1 + similar

dis·sim·i·lar·ly, adverb


distinct, disparate, diverse, individual.

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Dissimilar is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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dissimilar (dɪˈsɪmɪlə)
 
adj
not alike; not similar; different
 
dis'similarly
 
adv

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dissimilar
1620s, from dis- + similar.
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