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Definition of simile : A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical or imaginative comparison.

Synonyms:

archaism, aphorism, epic simile, fable, anglicism, figure of speech, acrostic, chant, Arabism, explicit comparison of dissimilars, battle cry, catch-all, catchphrase, axiom, illustration, likeness, borrowing, adage, fiction, cite, citation, binomial, cliche, clue, Americanism, parable, anagram, cheer

comparison, analogy, metaphor, parallel, similarity, allegory

figuration, allusion, parallelism, irony, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, contrast, ornament, imagery, alliteration, sarcasm

Usage examples:

• Trochalopterum simile, Hume; Hume, Cat. - "The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1", Allan O. Hume.
• That paper is a fac- simile of this one here. - "An Artist in Crime", Rodrigues Ottolengui.
• That is where the fellow's simile breaks down. - "The Mayor of Troy", Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch.