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analogy Noun pl -gies 1. a similarity, usually in a limited number of features 2. a comparison made to show such a similarity [Greek analogia] analogical adj analogy an agreement or correspondence in particular features between things otherwise dissimilar; in literature, the basis for metaphor and simile. — analogie, analogical, adj. See also: Agreementan agreement or correspondence in particular features between things otherwise dissimilar; the inference that if two things agree with each other in one or more respects, they will probably agree in yet other respects. — analogous, adj. See also: Argumentation
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The accursed shark alone can in any generic respect be said to bear comparative analogy to him. It is all plain and simple, and in strict accordance with Analogy -- only, by the way, you must not speak of the result as being a Figure, but as a Solid. Analogy or proportion is when the second term is to the first as the fourth to the third. |
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