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similare

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Italian

Etymology

Calque of French similaire, from Latin simile + -are. Compare also Medieval Latin similāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.miˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: si‧mi‧là‧re

Adjective

similare m or f (plural similari)

  1. similar
    Synonym: simile

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Latin

Etymology 1

Verb

similāre

  1. inflection of similō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Etymology 2

Neuter form of similāris.

Noun

similāre n

  1. (New Latin) a fax machine
    • 1999, Congregatio pro Institutis Vitae Consecratae et Societatibus Vitae Apostolicae, Verbi Sponsa: Instructio de vita contemplativa deque monialium clausura., Vatican:
      Usurpatio si quae erit aliorum communicationis instrumentorum recentium, qualia sunt: similaria, telephonia cellularia, interrete...
      If there will be usage of other, more recent instruments of communication, such as fax machines, cellphones and the Internet...
Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem).

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