(~s)
A ~ of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
The quagga was a strikingly beautiful ~ of the zebra...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
(~s)
A ~ of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it.
The quagga was a strikingly beautiful ~ of the zebra...
N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012