símile — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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
símile is used for these senses in English:
- simile A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
simile — full definition
- 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.
- noun The use of such comparisons as a technique in writing or speech.
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