alike

Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪk/

The English word “alike” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

adverb

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.
Used after a list of subjects to indicate that something applies equally to all of them.

Etymology

The adjective comes from a conflation of several different terms: * Middle English alich, alych, alyke, a Late Middle English development from earlier Middle English anlich, anlyke, from Old English onlīċ, anlīċ. Compare German ähnlich. * The borrowed Old Norse cognate of the same word, álíkr, ultimately yielding similar Late Middle English forms. * Middle English ylich, ylych, ilich, ylik,…

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