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| a·nal·o·gy [ ə nálləjee ] (plural a·nal·o·gies) |
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1. comparison: a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand
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2. similarity: a similarity in some respects
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3. biology equivalence between independent parts: equivalence in biological function between body parts or organs that have appeared independently in different plants and animals
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4. logic form of reasoning: a form of logical inference, reasoning that if two things are taken to be alike in one way, they are alike in other ways
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5. linguistics standardization of linguistic forms: the development or production of linguistic forms and patterns that resemble those already predominating in a language
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| [15th century. Via French analogie or Latin analogia< Greek analogia "proportion" < analogos (see analogous)] |
