(g)líkr

  • 41gleichzeitig — gleich: Das gemeingerm. Adjektiv mhd. gelīch, ahd. gilīh, got. galeiks, aengl. gelīc (engl. like), aisl. ‹g›līkr (schwed. lik) ist eine alte Zusammensetzung aus germ. *ga und *līka »Körper, Gestalt« (vgl. ↑ ge..., ↑ Ge... und ↑ Leiche) und… …

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  • 42likely — /ˈlaɪkli / (say luyklee) adjective (likelier, likeliest) 1. probably or apparently going or destined (to do, be, etc.): likely to happen. 2. seeming like truth, fact, or certainty, or reasonably to be believed or expected; probable: a likely… …

  • 43polychromatic — /pɒlikrəˈmætɪk/ (say poleekruh matik) adjective having many colours; exhibiting a variety of colours. Also, polychromic /pɒliˈkroʊmɪk/ (say polee krohmik). –polychromatism /pɒliˈkroʊmətɪzəm/ (say polee krohmuhtizuhm), noun …

  • 44rallycross — /ˈrælikrɒs/ (say raleekros) noun a motor race or a series of races on a closed circuit on different types of road surfaces as dirt, clay or bitumen. {rally1 + (moto)cross} …

  • 45kelǝu̯ o-, keleu̯o- —     kelǝu̯ o , keleu̯o     English meaning: bald     Deutsche Übersetzung: “kahl”     Material: O.Ind. áti kūrva , kū̆ lva “whole naked, bald, bleak”, Av. kaurva , Pers. kal “haarlos, naked, bald, bleak”, O.Ind. külvülīkr̥ ta “naked, bald,… …

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  • 46like — English has a diverse group of words spelled like, but they all come ultimately from the same source. This was prehistoric Germanic *līkam ‘appearance, form, body’ (source also of the lych of English lych gate [15], which originally signified the …

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  • 47alike — [ə līk′] adj. [ME olike < OE gelic, onlike & ON (g)likr, alikr < PGmc * galik < * ga (< IE * ge , perfective prefix) + * lik : see LIKE1] like one another; showing resemblance; similar: usually used in the predicate adv. 1. in the… …

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  • 48melichrous — ˈmeləkrəs, meˈlikrəwəs adjective Etymology: Greek melichroos, melichrous, from meli honey + chroos, chṛous chrous more at mellifluous : of the color honey yellow …

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