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S vs Simile - What's the difference?

s | simile |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun simile is

(l) (figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    simile

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like'' or ''as .
    • A simile is like a metaphor.
  • * 1925 , Fruit of the Flower , by
    • My father is a quiet man -- With sober, steady ways; -- For simile , a folded fan; -- His nights are like his days.

    Hypernyms

    * figure of speech

    Related terms

    * dissimile * similar * similarity * simulate

    See also

    * (wikipedia) * metaphor * * - an appendix containing many similes

    Anagrams

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