ALL meanings of analogy
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A a - countable noun analogy If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way. 3
- noun analogy agreement or similarity, esp in a certain limited number of features or details 3
- noun analogy a comparison made to show such a similarity 3
- noun analogy the relationship between analogous organs or parts 3
- noun analogy a form of reasoning in which a similarity between two or more things is inferred from a known similarity between them in other respects 3
- noun analogy imitation of existing models or regular patterns in the formation of words, inflections, etc 3
- noun analogy similarity in some respects between things otherwise unlike; partial resemblance 3
- noun analogy the likening of one thing to another on the basis of some similarity between the two 3
- noun analogy similarity in function between parts dissimilar in origin and structure, as the wing of a bird and that of an insect 3
- noun analogy the process by which words, constructions, or pronunciations conform to the pattern of other, often unrelated, ones 3
- noun analogy an inference from certain admitted resemblances between two or more things to a probable further similarity between them 3
- noun plural analogy a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. 1
- noun plural analogy similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between your problem and mine. 1
- noun plural analogy Biology. an analogous relationship. 1
- noun plural analogy Linguistics. the process by which words or phrases are created or re-formed according to existing patterns in the language, as when shoon was re-formed as shoes, when -ize is added to nouns like winter to form verbs, or when a child says foots for feet. a form resulting from such a process. 1
- noun plural analogy Logic. a form of reasoning in which one thing is inferred to be similar to another thing in a certain respect, on the basis of the known similarity between the things in other respects. 1
- noun analogy A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. 1
- noun analogy comparison 1
- noun analogy similarity 1
- noun analogy A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. 0