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Preferred term

Simile  

Definition

  • A figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things and often introduced by 'like' or 'as' [Web III]; cf. Metaphor

Entry terms

  • Figure of speech, simile
  • Parabole, simile
  • Speech, figure of, simile

Notation

  • 113702

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HJKF7V0V-9

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