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(sə mil′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

a person or thing resembling another; counterpart; facsimile
the form or likeness (of some person or thing)
Obsolete
1. a simile
2. a parable or allegory
similarity; likeness; resemblance

Origin: ME < MFr < L similitudo

See similitude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Similarity; resemblance. See Synonyms at likeness.
a. One closely resembling another; a counterpart.
b. A perceptible likeness.
Archaic A simile, allegory, or parable.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin similitūdō

Origin: , from similis, like; see similar

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