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analogousness - 2 dictionary results

a⋅nal⋅o⋅gous

  [uh-nal-uh-guhs]
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–adjective
1. having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.
2. Biology. corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird.
Origin:
1640–50; < L analogus < Gk análogos proportionate, equiv. to ana- ana- + lóg(os) ratio + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

Related forms:
a⋅nal⋅o⋅gous⋅ly, adverb
a⋅nal⋅o⋅gous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. similar, alike, like, comparable, akin.

Antonyms:
1. dissimilar.
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a·nal·o·gous   (ə-nāl'ə-gəs)   
adj.  
  1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
  2. Biology Similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.

[From Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, proportionate : ana-, according to; see ana- + logos, proportion; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
a·nal'o·gous·ly adv., a·nal'o·gous·ness n.
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