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look–alike
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
look–alike
(noun)
look–alike
/
ˈ
lʊkəˌlaɪk/
noun
plural
look–alikes
look–alike
/
ˈ
lʊkəˌlaɪk/
noun
plural
look–alikes
Britannica Dictionary definition of LOOK–ALIKE
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count
]
:
someone or something that looks like another person or thing
She and her cousin are
look-alikes
. [=they look like each other; they look very similar]
a young actor who is a John Wayne
look-alike
[=a young actor who looks like John Wayne]
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— look–alike
adjective
,
always used before a noun
two
look-alike
cousins
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