Meaning of DISSEMBLANCE
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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*sem"blance\, n. [Cf. F. dissemblance. See
{Dissemble}.]
Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.] --Osborne.
\Dis*sem"blance\, n. [Dissemble + -ance.]
The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation. [Obs.]
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