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FN: a person or thing that is similar to a familiar one

Properties

Language
en
ID
#8681
Origin
FNBK
Status
CREATED

Incorporated FE

Frame element
Entity_1
Definition
When there is an asymmetry, #Entity_1# is the entity characterized by its similarity to #Entity_2#, whose characteristics are assumed to be known. #Entity_1# is often an external argument. :::example In the first phase [Barthes's approach|Entity_1] *has* [similarities|target] to that of Levi-Strauss. ::: :::example [Our economy|Entity_1] *is* [like|target] a healthy plant after a long drought ::: :::example I found a [similar|target] [passage|ent1] in Tolkien. :::

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