Resembling or having the characteristics of a sand dune, with rolling hills and sandy terrain.
From 'dune' (from French dune, ultimately from Proto-Germanic) + '-like' (Old English gelīc, meaning 'similar to'). The compound became common in the 19th century to describe landscapes.
This word shows how English speakers create new descriptive terms by adding '-like' to existing nouns—it's an infinitely productive pattern that lets us describe anything by comparing it to something familiar, making it easy for writers to paint vivid landscapes.
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