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noun, plural a·nal·o·gies.

a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.

similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between your problem and mine.

Biology. an analogous relationship.

Linguistics.

the process by which words or phrases are created or re-formed according to existing patterns in the language, as when shoon was re-formed as shoes, when -ize is added to nouns like winter to form verbs, or when a child says foots for feet.

a form resulting from such a process.

Logic. a form of reasoning in which one thing is inferred to be similar to another thing in a certain respect, on the basis of the known similarity between the things in other respects.

Origin:
1530–40; < Latin analogia < Greek. See analogous, -y³

Synonyms
1. comparison, likeness, resemblance, similitude, affinity. 2. correspondence.

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World English Dictionary

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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Word Origin & History

analogy

1540s, from L. analogia, from Gk. analogia "proportion," from ana- "upon, according to" + logos "ratio," also "word, speech, reckoning." A mathematical term used in a wider sense by Plato.

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Cultural Dictionary

analogy [(uh-nal-uh-jee)]

A comparison of two different things that are alike in some way (see metaphor and simile). An analogy attributed to Samuel Johnson is: “Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.”

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Encyclopedia Britannica

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analogy

in biology, similarity of function and superficial resemblance of structures that have different origins. For example, the wings of a fly, a moth, and a bird are analogous because they developed independently as adaptations to a common function-flying. The presence of the analogous structure, in this case the wing, does not reflect evolutionary closeness among the organisms that possess it. Analogy is one aspect of evolutionary biology and is distinct from homology (q.v.), the similarity of structures as a result of similar embryonic origin and development, considered strong evidence of common descent

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Example sentences

The analogy is not just surface-deep.

Most espionage fiction of recent years bears a conscious analogy to a chess

game.

The advantage of a sports analogy is respect for accurate reporting of facts.

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"But then in what way are things called good? They do not seem to be like the things that only chance to have the same name. Are goods one then by being derived from one good or by all contributing to one good, or are they rather one by analogy? Certainly as sight is in the body, so is reason in the soul, and so on in other cases."

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