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analogies in British English

plural noun
analogy
 

analogy in British English

(əˈnælədʒɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -gies
1. 
agreement or similarity, esp in a certain limited number of features or details
2. 
a comparison made to show such a similarity
to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system
3.  biology
the relationship between analogous organs or parts
4.  logic, mathematics
a form of reasoning in which a similarity between two or more things is inferred from a known similarity between them in other respects
5.  linguistics
imitation of existing models or regular patterns in the formation of words, inflections, etc
a child may use "sheeps" as the plural of "sheep" by analogy with "dog", "dogs","cat", "cats", etc
Derived forms
analogical (ˌænəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or analogic (ˌanaˈlogic)
adjective
analogically (ˌanaˈlogically)
adverb
analogist (aˈnalogist)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Greek analogia ratio, correspondence, from analogos analogous

Examples of 'analogies' in a sentence
analogies

And even the longest-established business analogies work only to an extent.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In my view, however, both analogies are wrong.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I say this with confidence because for once the biological analogies are apt.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Analogies about turning on the printing presses are not particularly useful.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is unlikely to be advanced by grandiloquent and misplaced historical analogies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And let us not get distracted by false analogies with the heptathlon in athletics.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There are analogies with the crisis of 1992.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The sentences are precise, the metaphors exact, the analogies crisp.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
His propaganda is peppered with colourful analogies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
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