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semble¹

  • /ˈsɛmbəl/

Where it comes from

From Middle English semblen, from Old French sembler (“to resemble”).

verb sembles · sembling · sembled

  1. obsolete To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.
  2. singular, singular only, third person It seems; it appears that

semble²

  • /ˈsɛmbəl/

Where it comes from

From Middle English semble, from Old French semble.

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Like; resembling. name and deede that bare the semble stile

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@misc{semble_2026,
  title = {semble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}