Complete Definition of "analogous"

English

Etymology
L. term|analogia|langla < Gr. term|scGrek|αναλογία||proportion|lang=el + term|-ous. See term|logic.

Pronunciation
a|WEAE IPA|/��næl.�.g�s/ or sometimes IPA|/-ʤ�s/
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Adjective
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  1. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;&mdash;often followed by to.

#*Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
#*Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.

Translations
trans-top|having analogy; corresponding to something else
Croatian: t-|hr|analogan
Dutch: analoog, analoge
Finnish: vastaava, vastaavanlainen
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Synonyms
sense|having analogy correspondent, like, similar

References
R:1913

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