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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnalogy
/əˈnæl.ə.dʒi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
"He drew an analogy between the human brain and a complex computer network." - 2
A correspondence or partial similarity between two otherwise dissimilar things.
"There is a clear analogy between the expansion of the universe and the blowing up of a balloon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word analogia, meaning 'proportion' or 'equality of ratios', composed of ana- ('upon' or 'according to') and logos ('ratio' or 'word'). It entered Late Middle English via Latin analogia, initially maintaining its mathematical sense before broadening in the 16th century to encompass general linguistic and logical comparisons based on similarities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Analogy" is said worldwide
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analogie
Transliteration: an-a-lo-ʒi
"Il a fait une analogie simple pour expliquer la théorie."
Analogie
Transliteration: a-na-lo-ˈɡiː
"Diese Analogie hilft, das komplexe Problem zu verstehen."
analogia
Transliteration: a-na-lo-ˈdʒi-a
"L'insegnante ha usato un'analogia efficace."
analogía
Transliteration: a-na-lo-ˈxi-a
"La analogía entre los dos casos es evidente."
analogia
Transliteration: a-na-lo-ˈʒi-ɐ
"Fiz uma analogia simples para esclarecer a dúvida."
सादृश्य
Transliteration: sadrishya
"उन्होंने दोनों स्थितियों के बीच एक अच्छा सादृश्य प्रस्तुत किया।"
类比
Transliteration: lèibǐ
"他用了一个生动的类比来解释这个概念。"
유추
Transliteration: yuchu
"우리는 유추를 통해 새로운 아이디어를 도출할 수 있다."
類似
Transliteration: ruiji
"その二つの事象の間には明らかな類似性がある。"
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