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21Analogy of the divided line — Part of a series on …
22analogy — a|nal|o|gy [ ə nælədʒi ] noun count or uncount * a comparison between two situations, processes, etc. that is intended to show that the two are similar: He uses the analogy of the family to explain the role of the state. draw an analogy (=make an …
23analogy — [[t]ənæ̱ləʤi[/t]] analogies N COUNT: oft N between/with n If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way. The analogy between music and fragrance has stuck …
24analogy — A comparison between things based upon observations of a significant similarity between them, while acknowledging that they are otherwise dissimilar. Makers of analogies generally infer that if these things are so similar then they are… …
25analogy — a•nal•o•gy [[t]əˈnæl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies 1) a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump[/ex] 2) similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between our… …
26analogy — /əˈnælədʒi / (say uh naluhjee) noun (plural analogies) 1. an agreement, likeness, or correspondence between the relations of things to one another; a partial similarity in particular circumstances on which a comparison may be based: the analogy… …
27analogy of being — This expression (from the Latin analogia entis, meaning analogy of being), refers to the common factors of existing beings, while acknowledging their differences. The analogy of being is a theological position that contrasts with both those… …
28Analogy (biology) — Two structures in biology are said to be analogous if they perform the same or similar function by a similar mechanism but evolved separately. Similar structures may have evolved through different pathways, a process known as convergent evolution …
29analogy — noun 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 …
30analogy — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. relationship, similarity, resemblance, parallel; see similarity . See Synonym Study at likeness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [uh NAL uh jee] A comparison between two similar or dissimilar things.… …
