A simile (/ˈsɪməli/) is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare...
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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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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...
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Facsimile (redirect from Fac simile)
A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical...
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Penicillium simile is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium. UniProt Davolos, D; Pietrangeli, B; Persiani, A. M.; Maggi, O (2012). "Penicillium simile sp...
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Allegory of the cave (redirect from Simile of the Cave)
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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Homeric simile, also called an epic simile, is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that are many lines in length. The word "Homeric", is based...
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Like (redirect from Quotation through simile)
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...
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Animal epithet (redirect from Animal simile)
with some perceived quality of an animal. Epithets may be formulated as similes, explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly...
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Panicum simile, known by the common name two colour panic, is a species of grass found in eastern Australia. It was described by Karel Domin in 1915. Les...
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