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Analogy
əˈnalədʒi
Analogy definitions
noun
analogies
analogy
- a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
"an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies"
- a correspondence or partial similarity
"the syndrome is called deep dysgraphia because of its analogy to deep dyslexia"
- a thing which is comparable to something else in significant respects
"works of art were seen as an analogy for works of nature"
- a process of arguing from similarity in known respects to similarity in other respects
"argument from analogy"
- a process by which new words and inflections are created on the basis of regularities in the form of existing ones
- the resemblance of function between organs that have a different evolutionary origin