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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mirrorlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English mirror Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English mirrorlike From mirror + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling a mirror; reflective
    • The blinding lights seen on Fifth and Madison Avenues are mirrorlike silver and gold daytime handbags from Louis Vuitton. 2007 February 4, Bill Cunningham, “Dazzlers”, in New York Times:

Forms

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most mirrorlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more mirrorlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic
mirror-like alternative lexicographic