family resemblance

English

Noun

family resemblance (plural family resemblances)

Physical similarities shared between close relatives, especially between parents and children and between siblings.
(philosophy) One of a series of overlapping similarities between two or more comparanda.

Translations

physical similarity

(philosophy)

Further reading

“family resemblance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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