Is there a word, phrase, or other descriptor, that describes two or more words that have a similar - but very specifically not identical - sound to each other, but which have different meanings?
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Similar is an adjective and similarly is an adverb. The only grammatical word in this sentence is similarly, as it modifies the verb obtained.
Similar and identical have different meaning to be precise. But if you have noticed people using it, that could be because many times people start using the first word that comes to their mind and they don't evaluate that word to be precisely what they are trying to say. Alternatively - it is also true that you can use similar for identical anyway because anythings which are identical are ...
Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same"? Yes there is! A good definition of "similar" would be "not quite the same". Therefore you are asking for a single word that means: "Similar but similar." Clearly the word is "similar". NOTES As a consequence of reading Charon's comment below, I edited my answer to the above. I see that someone (Neeku Aug 15 '14 at 15:35 ...
Is there a single word which means " similar but not quite the same ...
word choice - Identical Meaning of "similar to" and "like" - English ...
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