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semblables

semblables is the plural of semblable.

Meaning of semblable

Noun

semblable (plural semblables)

  1. (obsolete) something similar; likeness; representation
    • […] but in the verity of extolment, I take him to be a soul
      of great article, and his infusion of such dearth and rareness
      as, to make true diction of him, his semblable is his
      mirror, and who else would trace him his umbrage,
      nothing more.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about semblables

What is semblables the plural of?
Semblables is the plural of semblable.

Words near semblables in the dictionary

  1. sematurid
  2. sematurids
  3. semaxanib
  4. semba
  5. semblable
  6. semblables
  7. semblably
  8. semblance
  9. semblances
  10. semblancies
  11. semblancy

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