"similative case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: similative cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} similative case (plural similative cases)
  1. (grammar) A noun case used to indicate likeness, resemblance, or similarity. In English, this is usually expressed by the phrase is similar to or is like or looks like, as in "That bird looks like a robin." Languages that use the similative case include Old Turkic. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (case used to indicate similarity or likeness): ئوخشاتما كېلىش (oxshatma këlish) (Uyghur)

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