analogy
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analogy
- /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/
Rhymes with -ælədʒi
Where it comes from
From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).
noun analogies
- A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.
- The proportion or the equality of ratios.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: simulation, comparison, similarity, example, metaphor, parallel, approximation, measurement, measuring, metering, analog, analogue, mutandis, correspondence, likeness, resemblance
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Every language
noun relationship of resemblance or equivalence
| Español | analogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유추 yuchu |
| 日本語 | 類推 ruisui, アナロジー anarojī, 類似 ruiji, 類比 ruihi |
| 中文 | 類推 /类推 lèituī, 類比 /类比 lèibǐ, 類似 /类似 lèisì |
| Kiswahili | analojia |
| Português | analogia |
| Français | analogie |
| Deutsch | Analogie |
| Italiano | analogia, somiglianza, equivalenza |
| Ελληνικά | αναλογία analogía |
| Română | analogie |
| Русский | анало́гия analógija, схо́дство sxódstvo, подо́бие podóbije |
| Tiếng Việt | loại suy |
| العربية | قِيَاس qiyās |
noun grammar: similarity of derivative or inflectional processes
| العربية | قِيَاس qiyās |
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title = {analogy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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