analogous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin analogia < Greek αναλογία (“‘proportion’”) + -ous. See logic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ʌˈnæl.ʌ.gəs/ or sometimes IPA: /-ʤəs/
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[edit] Adjective

analogous (not comparable)

1. Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—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.

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[edit] Synonyms

• (having analogy): correspondent, like, similar

[edit] References

• “analogous” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.