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epic simile

noun

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

epic simile

noun

  1. an extended simile, as used in the epic poetry of Homer and other writers

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of epic simile1

First recorded in 1940–45

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