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1. (noun) simile
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

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1. simile
In modern usage we may say that an allegory is an extended simile, while a metaphor is an abbreviated simile contained often in a phrase, perhaps in a word. The simile carries its compariso
Synonyms: allegory, fable, fiction, illustration, metaphor, parable, simile
Antonyms: chronicle, fact, history, narrative, record

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