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089- Similarities and Differences

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similarity
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different
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apart from
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main
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difference
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to compare
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in comparison
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similar in every detail and totally alike

Word Family

identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
same
same
Adjective
s
s
a
m
m
e

like another thing or person in every way

other

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
except
preposition
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used to introduce an exclusion

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
except for
preposition
uk flag
/ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ/
Collocation

not including a specific item, person, or condition

Word Family

identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
similar
similar
Adjective
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(of two or more things) having qualities in common that are not exactly the same

dissimilar

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
similarity
similarity
noun
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the state of having characteristics, appearances, qualities, etc. that are very alike but not the same

dissimilarity

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
unlike
preposition
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used to introduce differences between two things or people

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
alike
alike
Adjective
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k
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e

(of two or more things or people) having qualities, characteristics, appearances, etc. that are very similar but not identical

unalike

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
different
different
Adjective
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not like another thing or person in form, quality, nature, etc.

same

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
apart from
preposition
uk flag
/əˈpɑːrt frʌm/
Collocation

used to indicate an exception or exclusion from something or someone

Word Family

identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
main
main
Adjective
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having the highest level of significance or central importance

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
difference
difference
noun
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the way that two or more people or things are different from each other

sameness

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
to compare
Verb
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to state or describe how two things or persons are similar

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun
in comparison
Adverb
uk flag
/ɪn ɔːɹ baɪ kəmpˈæɹɪsən/
Collocation

used to highlight differences or similarities when comparing two or more things or people

Word Family

identity

Noun

identical

Adjective

identically

Adverb

identically

Adverb

identicalness

Noun

identicalness

Noun

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