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sim⋅i⋅lar⋅i⋅ty

  [sim-uh-lar-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
2. an aspect, trait, or feature like or resembling another or another's: a similarity of diction.
Origin:
1655–65; similar + -ity

Synonyms:
1. similitude, correspondence, parallelism. See resemblance.

Antonyms:
1. difference.
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sim·i·lar·i·ty   (sĭm'ə-lār'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. sim·i·lar·i·ties

  1. The quality or condition of being similar; resemblance. See Synonyms at likeness.

  2. A corresponding aspect or feature; equivalence: a similarity of writing styles.

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