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adjective

Unlike adj.

Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.

Not likely; improbable; unlikely. (Obsoles.)

Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a^(2), a^(3), x^(n), and the like.

Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).

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Etymology of 'Unlike'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Unlike some of the other heroes told about in this book, the Cid was a real man, whose name was Rodrigo Diaz, or Ruydiez. He was born in Burgos in the eleventh century and won the name of "Cid," which means "Conqueror," by defeating five ...

— Myths and Legends of All Nations • Various

... instrument was an excellent refractor of 3 3/4 inches aperture, and five feet focal length, with a power of one hundred. The satellite appeared in contact at about half-past ten, and for some minutes remained on the edge of the limb, presenting an appearance not unlike that of the lunar mountains which come into view during the first quarter of the moon, until it finally disappeared on the body of the planet. At least twelve or thirteen minutes must have elapsed when, accidentally ...

— The Story of Creation as told by Theology and by Science • T. S. Ackland

... you do not say pleasant things of us there. One of these days you will think better of us. Of late, the introduction of English breakfast-tea has raised a new sect among the tea-drinkers, reversing some of the old canons. Breakfast-tea must be boiled! Unlike the delicate article of olden time, which required only a momentary infusion to develop its richness, this requires a longer and severer treatment to bring out its strength,—thus confusing all the established usages, and throwing the work into ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 • Various

... unlike the influence of this sign! Earth-spirit, thou to me art nigher, E'en now my strength is rising higher, E'en now I glow as with new wine; Courage I feel, abroad the ...

— Faust Part 1 • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

... His conclusions are interesting: that in the anergic cases there is an absence of cerebration, while amongst the delusional there is an abnormal presence of intense but perverted cerebration. This is not unlike our own view. He thinks the difference in memory is the most important differential point. Sex is important in determining the nature of the stupor, for he found the anergic type following mania in females only. He observed such an end to manic attacks in 6 out of 36 cases. All his cases ...

— Benign Stupors - A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type • August Hoch

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