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of the like

of the like prepositional phrase: of a group with the same or similar characteristics; of the same kind.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Of a group with the same or similar characteristics; of the same kind.
    • He expected me to bring over a bottle of wine, or something of the like.

Questions about of the like

What does of the like mean?
Of the like means of a group with the same or similar characteristics; of the same kind.
What part of speech is of the like?
Of the like is a prepositional phrase.

Words near of the like in the dictionary

  1. of the colours
  2. of the deepest dye
  3. of the essence
  4. of the finest water
  5. of the first water
  6. of the like
  7. of the moment
  8. of the same leaven
  9. of the same stripe
  10. of the world
  11. of theirs

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