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  • 41like — like1 liker, n. /luyk/, adj., (Poetic) liker, likest, prep., adv., conj., n., v., liked, liking, interj. adj. 1. of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance. 2. co …

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  • 42such — 1 /sVtS/ predeterminer, determiner 1 used to talk about a person, thing etc which is of the same kind as that which has already been mentioned: Such behavior is just not acceptable in this school. | The rules make it quite clear what should be… …

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  • 43such — adj. & pron. adj. 1 (often foll. by as) of the kind or degree in question or under consideration (such a person; such people; people such as these). 2 (usu. foll. by as to + infin. or that + clause) so great; in such high degree (not such a fool… …

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  • 44Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me — Infobox Film name = Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me image size=175px caption = director = François Truffaut producer = Marcel Berbert writer = Jean Loup Dabadie François Truffaut Henry Farrell (novel) starring = Bernadette Lafont Claude Brasseur… …

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  • 45such — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swilc; akin to Old High German sulīh such, Old English swā so, gelīk like more at so, like Date: before 12th century 1. a. of a kind or character to be indicated or suggested < a bag such&#8230; …

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  • 46such — [[t]sʌtʃ[/t]] adj. 1) of the kind, character, degree, etc., indicated or implied: Such a man is dangerous[/ex] 2) like or similar: tea, coffee, and such commodities[/ex] 3) of so extreme a kind; so good, bad, etc.: He is such a liar[/ex] 4) being …

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  • 47like master, like man — Man here is in the sense of ‘servant’. The female equivalent is like mistress like maid. Cf. PETRONIUS Satyricon lviii. qualis dominus, talis et servus, as is the master, so is the servant; early 14th cent. Fr. lon dit a tel seigneur tel varlet,&#8230; …

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  • 48such — 1. adjective /sʌʧ/ a) like this, that, these, those; Used to make a comparison with something implied by context. I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before. b) Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to so much of. Such is life. See Also:&#8230; …

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  • 49like — like1 preposition 1》 similar to.     ↘in the manner of.     ↘in a way appropriate to.     ↘characteristic of.     ↘used to ask about someone s or something s characteristics. 2》 in this manner. 3》 such as. conjunction informal 1》 in the same way&#8230; …

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  • 50such — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. like, suchlike, similar, of the same kind; such and such, aforementioned; such a, some, one who. adv., informal, so, thus, that; very; such as, like, resembling. See similarity. II (Roget s IV)&#8230; …

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