lˈɒdʒ adjective
based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.
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analogy (əˈnælədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -gies | |
| 1. | agreement or similarity, esp in a certain limited number of features or details |
| 2. | a comparison made to show such a similarity: to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system |
| 3. | biology the relationship between analogous organs or parts |
| 4. | logic, maths a form of reasoning in which a similarity between two or more things is inferred from a known similarity between them in other respects |
| 5. | linguistics imitation of existing models or regular patterns in the formation of words, inflections, etc: a child may use ``sheeps'' as the plural of ``sheep'' by analogy with ``dog'', ``dogs'', ``cat'', ``cats'', etc |
| [C16: from Greek analogia ratio, correspondence, from analogos | |
| analogical | |
| —adj | |
| ana'logic | |
| —adj | |
| ana'logically | |
| —adv | |
| a'nalogist | |
| —n | |
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