# \`similar\` for Dict

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/similar-for-dict/1658>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** documentation\
**Created:** [January 23, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/similar-for-dict/1658 "2017-01-23T20:49:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mzaffalon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mzaffalon/32/214168_2.png) [@mzaffalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mzaffalon)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/similar-for-dict/1658/1 "2017-01-23T20:49:32Z")

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`similar` for Dict does not seem to be documented in the manual, but it is defined in [https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/base/dict.jl#L192](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/master/base/dict.jl#L192). Should the manual be amended?

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**Author:** ![mzaffalon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mzaffalon/32/214168_2.png) [@mzaffalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mzaffalon)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/similar-for-dict/1658/2 "2017-01-24T12:06:26Z")

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[https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/20212](https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/20212)