Analogy

//əˈnæləd͡ʒi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. countable, uncountable

    "Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love."

  2. 2
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect wordnet
  3. 3
    The proportion or the equality of ratios. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others wordnet
  5. 5
    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. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate wordnet

Etymology

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

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