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Chineselike

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English

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Etymology

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From Chinese +‎ -like.

Adjective

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Chineselike (comparative more Chineselike, superlative most Chineselike)

  1. Alternative form of Chinese-like
    • 1964, Olga Levinson, The ageless land: the story of South West Africa:
      The men too wear a strange Chineselike pigtail and other exotic hair styles.
    • 1994, Yonata Levy, Other children, other languages: issues in the theory of language acquisition:
      ...English children go through a stage in which they are speaking according to a Chineselike grammar.