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likenesses

 [lahyk-nis]   Origin

like·ness

   [lahyk-nis]
noun
1.
a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
2.
the state or fact of being like: I can't get over your likeness to my friend.
3.
the semblance or appearance of something; guise: to assume the likeness of a swan.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English liknesse, Old English līcnes, variant of gelīcnes. See alike, -ness

Synonyms
2. resemblance, similitude. 3. shape, form.

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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.
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.
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likeness
O.E. (Northumbrian) licnes, shortened from gelicness (see like (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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