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单词 epic simile
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epic simile


noun

a simile developed over several lines of verse, especially one used in an epic poem.
Also called Homeric simile.

Origin of epic simile

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby epic simile

epicotyl, epicranial muscle, epicranium, epicrisis, epicritic, epic simile, Epictetus, epicure, epicurean, Epicureanism, Epicurus
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British Dictionary definitions for epic simile

epic simile

noun

an extended simile, as used in the epic poetry of Homer and other writers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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