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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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    medephor

    Not English

    Medephor has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'medephor':

    metaphor, modifier, mattifier