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somesuch

somesuch adjective: of the same or similar kind.

Adjective

somesuch (not comparable)

  1. Of the same or similar kind.
    • somesuch excuse.
    • the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed.
    Synonyms:
    suchlike

Pronoun

somesuch

  1. Other things of the same kind or type.
    • I never did have a full name down in my daybook for him, just Sam or Joe or somesuch, I can't recollect that now.1955, Wilma Dykeman, The French Broad
    Synonyms:
    suchlike

Synonyms of somesuch

Forms of somesuch

alternative formsome such

Origin of somesuch

Univerbation of some + such.

Questions about somesuch

What does somesuch mean?
Somesuch means of the same or similar kind.
What part of speech is somesuch?
Somesuch can be an adjective or a pronoun.

Words near somesuch in the dictionary

  1. somesthesia
  2. somesthesis
  3. somesthetic
  4. somesthetically
  5. somesthetics
  6. somesuch
  7. somethang
  8. somethin'
  9. something
  10. something and nothing
  11. something awful

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