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Definition of: similitude
(si·mil′ə·t
d, -tyd) noun
1. Similarity.
2. One who or that which is similar.
3. A rhetorical figure involving comparison or likeness; loosely, a metaphor or a simile.
4. Geom. The relation of identity between two figures irrespective of magnitude. See synonyms under ANALOGY, IMAGE, PICTURE, SIMILE. [<L similitudo <similis like]
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