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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
similar or corresponding in the manner of an analogy.
The two paintings are analogous in their use of symbols.I cannot agree that the veneration of Buddha is analogous to belief in Jesus Christ in Christianity.Her experience of immigrating to Australia was in some ways analogous with my own experience of settling in America.- synonyms:
- comparable, correspondent, corresponding, similar
- antonyms:
- disparate, unrelated
- similar words:
- akin, allied, associated, cognate, kindred, like, relative, same
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| definition 2: |
in biology, similar in form or function, but of different evolutionary origin.
- similar words:
- comparable, homologous, like
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| related words: |
alike, comparative, coordinate, mutual, near, parallel, similar, twin |
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| derivations: |
analogously (adv.), analogousness (n.) |
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