analogy

CEFRC1

/əˈnæləd͡ʒi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A comparison showing how two different things are similar.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes.

Examples

  • I see no analogy between your problem and mine.

  • The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The proportion or the equality of ratios.

  2. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

More examples

In context

  • I don't understand the analogy.

  • Is there any analogy, in certain constitutions, between keeping an umbrella up, and keeping the spirits up?

  • Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher used a garden blank to explain how plants need nutrients just like humans need food.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).