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1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. "What of his heart perceive you in his face By any likelihood he showed to-day ?" (Shak)
2. Likeness; resemblance. "There is no likelihood between pure light and black darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation." (Sir W. Raleigh)
3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability; verisimilitude.
Origin: Likely + -hood.
(01 Mar 1998)
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