/
əˈnalədʒi/
n.
(pl. analogies)
a comparison between one thing and another made for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
▸the process of making such a comparison.
▸a thing regarded as analogous to another; an analogue.
Derivative
- analogical adj.
- analogically adv.
Etymology
ME: from Fr. analogie, L. analogia ‘proportion’, from Gk, from analogos ‘proportionate’.
