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alike

2 adverb
     
alike2
1 in a similar way:
The twins were dressed alike.

➔ great minds think alike

at great1 (15)
2 used to emphasize that you mean both the people, groups, or things that you have just mentioned:
I learned a lot from teachers and students alike.
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