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an·a·log·i·cal  (n-lj-kl)
adj.
Of, expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy: the analogical use of a metaphor.
ana·logi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.analogical - expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the analogical use of a metaphor"
figurative, nonliteral - (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language"
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analogical [ˌænəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → analógico


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Though the certainty of this criterion is far from demonstrable, yet it has the savor of analogical probability.
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And we are led to this conclusion, which has been arrived at by many naturalists under the designation of single centres of creation, by some general considerations, more especially from the importance of barriers and from the analogical distribution of sub-genera, genera, and families.
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The landlord's analogical argument was not well received by the farrier--a man intensely opposed to compromise.
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