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Meaning
Noun
●
A relationship of
resemblance
or
equivalence
between two
situations
, people, or
objects
, especially when used as a
basis
for
explanation
or extrapolation.
●
In Geometry:
The
proportion
or the
equality
of ratios.
●
In Grammar:
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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Origin
analogy
English
analogia
Latin
ἀναλογία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Anecdote
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Explanation
Logic
Illustration
Inference
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Idea
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Assertion
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Aphorism
Theory
Idiom
Statement
Example
Interpretation
Reasoning
Equivalence
Approximation
Definition
Observation
Dichotomy
Resemblance
Distinction
Representation
Description
Syllogism
Hypothesis
Fallacy
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Imitation
Archetype
Principle
Abstraction
Similarity
Juxtaposition
Model
Notion
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Element
Image
Illusion
Irony
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Object
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