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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ringlike en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Like a ring; round or nearly so.
    • The worm had a number of ringlike bands around its body.

Forms

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most ringlike Degree=Sup lexicographic
more ringlike Degree=Cmp lexicographic