simile
Example Sentences
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Similis simili gaudet—as my learned friend will admit.
From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
The Gir, totally unknown at the present day, is familiarly mentioned by Claudian, who, however, it may be recollected, was a native of Africa:— 'Gir, ditissimus amnis 'Aethiopum, simili mentitus gurgite Nilum.'
From The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 by Whishaw, John
Expressions, as simili of individual characteristics and personal experience, can be seen as translations of these characteristics and of the experience through which they come into being.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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