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resembled

[ri-zem-buhl] Origin

re·sem·ble

[ri-zem-buhl]
verb (used with object), -bled, -bling.
1.
to be like or similar to.
2.
Archaic. to liken or compare.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English resemblen < Middle French resembler, Old French, equivalent to re- re- + sembler to seem, be like < Latin similāre, derivative of similis like; see similar

re·sem·bling·ly, adverb
pre·re·sem·ble, verb, -bled, -bling.
un·re·sem·bling, adjective
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Resembled is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Word Origin & History

resemble
mid-14c., from O.Fr. resembler (12c.), from re-, intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from L. simulare "to copy."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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