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From the neuter of Ancient Greek ἀνάλογος (análogos).

noun analoga · analogons

  1. An analogue. The rectilineal as opposed to curvature is an analogon of worthiness as opposed to happiness; as opposed to obliquity, it is an analogon of equity as opposed to partiality.
  2. According to Sartre, an equivalent of perception (such as a painting or a mental image) that is necessary for the process of imagination to take place.

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@misc{analogon_2026,
  title = {analogon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/analogon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}