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Tara2 Posted 5 years ago
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What's the difference among similar and akin?

  

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Tara2 What's the difference among between " similar " and " akin " ? In terms of frequency, "similar" is used in modern English about 30 times for every single use of "akin", so you won't see "akin" in print very often compared to "similar". "like" is used even more than "similar to" or "akin to".

  • Tara2 What's the difference among between " similar " and " akin " ?
  • In terms of frequency, "similar" is used in modern English about 30 times for every single use of "akin", so you won't see "akin" in print very often compared to "similar".
  • "like" is used even more than "similar to" or "akin to".
  • All have the same meaning.
  • This vehicle has to land on rough terrain [like / similar to / akin to] a lunar landing site .
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Tara2

What's the difference among between "similar" and "akin"?

In terms of frequency, "similar" is used in modern English about 30 times for every single use of "

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