/ ˈsembləns; NAmE / noun
[ sing. , U ] semblance of sth ( formal ) a situation in which sth seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case :
The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from sembler seem, from Latin similare , simulare simulate.