gleichsam
Meaning
- (formal) as it were; so to speak
- (nonstandard, proscribed, rare) equally; likewise
Synonyms
im Prinzip
an sich
ebenso wie
wenn Sie so wollen
fast wie
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌzaːm/
Etymology
15th century, from gleich + -sam. Earlier attested as a Middle High German noun gelīchsame (“image, double, likeness”) and a verb gelīchsamen (“to compare”); and Old High German gilīhsam (“similar, hypocrite”).
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