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analogy

noun
/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

  1. derived from ἀναλογίᾱ
  2. borrowed from analogia

Definitions

  1. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects,…

    A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

    • Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.
    • Is there any analogy, in certain constitutions, between keeping an umbrella up, and keeping the spirits up?
    • The old analogy likening the human mind to an imperfect mirror, which modifies the images it reflects, occurred more than once to Odo.

  2. The proportion or the equality of ratios.

  3. The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the…

    The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

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Derived

analogal, analogist, analogize, counteranalogy, disanalogy, false analogy, nonanalogy, proportional analogy, violinist analogy

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for analogy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA