Gleichnis — meaning in English
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English meaning
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parable
noun A short story used to teach a moral or spiritual lesson through comparison.
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simile
noun A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using a linking word such as 'like' or 'as', in order to make a description more vivid.
Senses
Gleichnis is used for these senses in English:
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parable
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
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simile
A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
simile — full definition
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noun A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using a linking word such as 'like' or 'as', in order to make a description more vivid.
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noun The use of such comparisons as a technique in writing or speech.
