similitude
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si·mil·i·tude
(sĭ-mĭl′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
1. Similarity; resemblance: "Not every case of similitude in nature is proof of a close bloodline" (Natalie Angier).
2. Archaic One that closely resembles another.
3. Archaic A simile, allegory, or parable.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin similitūdō, from similis, like; see similar.]
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similitude
(sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd)n
1. likeness; similarity
2. a thing or sometimes a person that is like or the counterpart of another
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) archaic a simile, allegory, or parable
[C14: from Latin similitūdō, from similis like]
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si•mil•i•tude
(sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
1. likeness; resemblance.
2. a person or thing that is like or the counterpart of another.
3. semblance; image.
4. a likening or comparison; a simile, parable, or allegory.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin similitūdō likeness, derivative of similis similar]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() similarity - the quality of being similar comparability, compare, comparison, equivalence - qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare" naturalness - the likeness of a representation to the thing represented; "engineers strove to increase the naturalness of recorded music" resemblance - similarity in appearance or external or superficial details spitting image - a perfect likeness or counterpart dissimilitude, unlikeness - dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness |
2. | ![]() duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" |
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similitude
nounThe quality or state of being alike:
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similitude
n (liter) → Ähnlichkeit f
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