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simile: Meaning and Definition of
sim•i•le
Pronunciation: (sim'u-lē), [key] — n.
- a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.” Cf.
- an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it.
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