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 [an-l-oj-i-kuhl]  

an·a·log·i·cal

   [an-l-oj-i-kuhl]
adjective
based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.
Also, an·a·log·ic.

Origin:
1560–70; < Latin analogic(us) (< Greek analogikós; see analogy, -ic) + -al1

Related forms
an·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·a·log·i·cal·ness, noun
non·an·a·log·ic, adjective
non·an·a·log·i·cal, adjective
non·an·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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non·an·a·log·i·cal·ness, noun
un·an·a·log·i·cal, adjective
un·an·a·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Can be confused: analogous, analogical.
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analogy (əˈnælədʒɪ)
 
—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 analogosanalogous]
 
analogical
 
—adj
 
ana'logic
 
—adj
 
ana'logically
 
—adv
 
a'nalogist
 
—n

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