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semejanza

similarity, resemblance

noun seh-meh-HAHN-sah Rare

Usage Note

Semejanza denotes likeness between two things or people. The common preposition phrase a semejanza de means 'in the likeness of' or 'similar to', echoing the biblical a imagen y semejanza (in the image and likeness). Contrast with similitud (more technical/scientific) and parecido (informal).

Examples

"Hay una gran semejanza entre los dos hermanos."

Natural Translation

There is a great resemblance between the two brothers.

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