similarity

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

noun the quality of being similar
noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

From French similarité. Morphologically similar + -ity

It takes note of similarities. — Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic, Henri Bergson
But the similarity ended there. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Originated by similarity, 152, 158, 159. — Plutarch's Morals, Plutarch

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