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• Analogy — is both the cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is… …   Wikipedia

• Analogy — • A philosophical term used to designate, first, a property of things; secondly, a process of reasoning Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Analogy     Analogy      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Analogy — A*nal o*gy, n.; pl. {Analogies}. [L. analogia, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. analogie. See {Analogous}.] 1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• analogy — /euh nal euh jee/, n., pl. analogies. 1. a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump. 2. similarity or comparability: I see no analogy between your problem and… …   Universalium

• analogy — n. 1) to draw, make an analogy 2) a close; superficial analogy (there is a close analogy between these two phenomena) 3) an analogy between; to, with 4) by analogy (to reason by analogy) 5) on the analogy of (to say thunk on the analogy of sunk)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• analogy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, apt, good, useful ▪ close, obvious, perfect (esp. AmE) ▪ A close analogy with the art of singing can be made …   Collocations dictionary

• analogy — a|nal|o|gy [əˈnælədʒi] n plural analogies [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Greek analogia, from analogos; ANALOGOUS] something that seems similar between two situations, processes etc analogy with/to/between ▪ analogies between… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• analogy — 01. ESL students often try to draw [analogies] between English and their mother tongue, but it is not always possible. 02. Looking for an honest man in politics is [analogous] to looking for a virgin in a brothel. 03. His use of diagrams,… …   Grammatical examples in English

• analogy — Analogies, much employed in the Bible, are a means of reasoning by the use of parallel cases, and ‘analogy’ is therefore an umbrella term covering similes, metaphors, typology, and allegory. Thus Paul refers to Christ as a ‘rock’ (1 Cor. 10:4),… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• analogy — [[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 …   English dictionary

• analogy — 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… …   From formal English to slang