- A
simile (/ˈsɪməli/) is a type of
figure of
speech that
directly compares two things.
Similes are
often contrasted with metaphors,
where similes necessarily...
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SIMILE (Semantic
Interoperability of
Metadata and
Information in
unLike Environments) was a
joint research project run by the
World Wide Web Consortium...
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Homeric simile, also
called an epic
simile, is a
detailed comparison in the form of a
simile that is many
lines in length. The word "Homeric", is based...
- Look up
simile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
simile is a
figure of
speech making an
explicit comparison.
Simile or
Similes may also
refer to: A...
- the allegory,
writing that "Heidegger ... is off base in
using the cave
simile to
interpret and 'criticize' Plato's
theory of ideas".
Various scholars...
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entity to another. The
semblative case is
sometimes referred to as the
similative case. Wagiman, an
indigenous Australian language, has a
semblative case...
- A
facsimile (from
Latin fac
simile, "to make alike") is a copy or
reproduction of an old book, m****cript, map, art print, or
other item of historical...
- Like is one of the
words in the
English language that can
introduce a
simile (a
stylistic device comparing two
dissimilar ideas). It can be used as a...
- in world-wide perspective". In
Yvonne Treis and
Martine Vanhove (ed.).
Similative and
Equative Constructions: A cross-linguistic perspective. doi:10.1075/tsl...
- The
analogy of the Sun (or
simile of the Sun or
metaphor of the Sun) is
found in the
sixth book of The
Republic (507b–509c),
written by the Gr**** philosopher...
