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   dissimilar

   /ˌdɪ(s)ˈsɪmɪlə/

   adjective

   • 1. not the same; different: "a collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from dis- (expressing reversal) + similar, on the pattern of Latin dissimilis, French dissimilaire.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissimilarly adverb

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   What does dissimilar mean?

   • While strangely dissimilar in tastes, they yet exhibited many points in common. These six fragmentary bands are not dissimilar in their habits of living and the state of their advance in agriculture. Dissimilar definition: not similar; unlike; different.. See examples of DISSIMILAR used in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between a similar and a dissimilar?

   • That rule holds here. Dissimilar is the opposite of similar. You've probably heard that you should not use double negatives. Well with dissimilar, it's okay to say something like, "Art is not dissimilar to music in that it is a creative activity. Here, "not dissimilar" means similar.

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   What if one thing is dissimilar to another?

   • If one thing is dissimilar to another, or if two things are dissimilar, they are very different from each other. It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar. The identical treatment of such dissimilar items is totally illogical. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does it mean if two things look dissimilar?

   • So they not only look dissimilar but also, in effect, live apart. If one thing is dissimilar to another, or if two things are dissimilar, they are very different from each other. His methods were not dissimilar to those used by Freud. Not alike; not similar; different....

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   What is the difference between s and dissimilation?

   • This is the kind of rule that occurs in the English plural rule described above—the -s becomes voiced or voiceless depending on whether or not the preceding consonant is voiced. Dissimilation: When a sound changes one of its features to become less similar to an adjacent sound, usually to make the two sounds more distinguishable.

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   How do you know if your sister is dissimilar?

   • If your sister has dark skin and dark hair, and you have fair skin and fair hair, people might say that your looks are dissimilar or not alike. Inside of dissimilar you find similar which means alike. By now, you've probably figured out that dis at the beginning of a word tells you the word means the opposite of whatever comes after.

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   Dissimilar means not the same or similar, different or unalike. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dissimilar.

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   Dissimilar means not similar or different. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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   not similar. “a group of very dissimilar people”. “a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm”. “their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own”. “took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem”. see more. adjective. not alike or similar. synonyms: unalike.

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   Dissimilar means very different from each other. Learn how to use this adjective, its synonyms, and its derived forms in sentences with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Dissimilar definition: not similar; unlike; different.. See examples of DISSIMILAR used in a sentence.

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   Dissimilar means not the same or opposite. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford University Press.

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