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similitude
[ si-mil-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ sɪˈmɪl ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun
likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another: This expression is a similitude of the other.
semblance; image: a similitude of the truth.
a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory: He spoke by similitudes.
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Origin of similitude
OTHER WORDS FROM similitude
non·si·mil·i·tude, nounWords nearby similitude
similarity, similarity transformation, similarly, simile, similia similibus curantur, similitude, Simionato, simious, simitar, Simi Valley, Simla
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British Dictionary definitions for similitude
similitude
/ (sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
likeness; similarity
a thing or sometimes a person that is like or the counterpart of another
archaic a simile, allegory, or parable
Word Origin for similitude
C14: from Latin similitūdō, from similis like
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