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simile

si·mile

UK/ˈsəməli/ US/ˈsɪməli/ uncommon

noun

1.

a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like'' or `as'')

Origin

From Latin simile (“comparison, likeness, parallel”) (first attested 1393), originally from simile, neuter form of similis (“like, similar, resembling”). Compare English similar.

Phrases

  • Homeric simile

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