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Definition of semblance noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

semblance

noun

NAmE//ˈsɛmbləns//

[singular, uncountable] semblance of something (formal)

a situation in which something seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace. Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.

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