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similitude definition

si·mili·tude (sə mil′ə to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

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

Etymology: ME < MFr < L similitudo

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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