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simileConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: simile /ˈsɪmɪli/ ▶noun a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (e.g. he was as brave as a lion). – origin ME: from L., neut. of similis ‘like’. 'simile' also found in these Oxford entries:
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