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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pearlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English pearlike From pear + -like.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pear.

Forms

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most pearlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more pearlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

peary