Uk English Meaning of analogy
analogy
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Definitions and Meaning of analogy in English
analogy (n)
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
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
analogy (n.)
A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.
A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different.
Proportion; equality of ratios.
Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly.
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analogy
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others, drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect, the religi
Metaphor,Code word,device,euphemism,Simile,Catachresis,circumlocution ,conceit,crank,dead metaphor
difference,discrepancy,divergence,variation,change,deviance,incongruity,incongruity,Modification,dissimilarity
analogue computer => Analogue computer, analogue => analogue, analog-to-digital converter => Analogue-to-digital converter, analogously => analogously, analogous => analogous,
