similitude

UK: /sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd/ US: (si mil′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′)

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si•mil•i•tude  (si mil′i to̅o̅d′, -tyo̅o̅d′), n. 

1. likeness;
   resemblance:
   a similitude of habits.
2. a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another:
   This expression is a similitude of the other.
3. semblance;
   image:
   a similitude of the truth.
4. Literature a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory:
   He spoke by similitudes.

• Latin similitūdō likeness, equivalent. to simili(s) similar + -tūdō -tude
• Middle English 1325–75

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similitude / sɪˈmɪlɪˌtjuːd/ noun

1. likeness; similarity
2. a thing or sometimes a person that is like or the counterpart of another
3. a simile, allegory, or parable

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin similitūdō, from similis like