/ rɪˈzembləns; NAmE / noun
[ C , U ] resemblance (to sb/sth) | resemblance (between A and B) the fact of being or looking similar to sb/sth
SYN likeness :
a striking / close / strong resemblance
family resemblances
She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido.
The resemblance between the two signatures was remarkable.
The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , from the verb resembler , based on Latin similare (from similis like).