noun ·Moderate ·High school level

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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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6. 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

Synonyms

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accordanceaffinityagentagreementalignmentalikeness

Example

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"I see no analogy between your problem and mine."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

false analogyproportional analogyviolinist analogyconvergent evolution

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