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simile meaning and definition
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Definition of simile (noun)
- a way of describing something by comparing it to something else, usually using the words 'like' or 'as'
- a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
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- "In the phrase 'as busy as a bee', the comparison of being busy to a bee is a simile."
- "She used a simile in her story, saying the character's hair was 'as shiny as a polished coin'."
Source: Princeton University Wordnet