similar

similar
Having a resemblance in many respects to, nearly corresponding with, is somewhat like, or has a general likeness to, some other thing. Japan Import Co. v United States, 24 Cust & Pat App 167, 86 F2d 124; Fletcher v Interstate Chemical Co. 94 NIL 332, 110 A 709, 17 ALR 92, affd 95 NIL 543, 112 A 887, 17 ALR 92. Something less than being an exact duplicate of something else. 13 Am J2d Bldg Contr § 10. Sometimes, depending upon the context in which it appears, meaning identical or exactly alike. Anno: 17 ALR 94.

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