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ANALOGICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy

Example:

the analogical use of a metaphor

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

figurative; nonliteral ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech)

Derivation:

analogy (drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect)

analogy (an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others)

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