analogous

(ə-năl'ə-gəs)
adj.

1. Similar or alike in such a way as to permit the drawing of an analogy.
2. Biology. Similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.

[From Latin analogus, from Greek analogos, proportionate : ana-, according to; see ana- + logos, proportion.]

analogously a·nal'o·gous·ly adv.
analogousness a·nal'o·gous·ness n.

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is pronounced with a hard g. It should properly be used in contexts involving definite comparisons that justify the notion of analogy

(Terrorism is more analogous to a virulent, malignant illness, a plague that needs to be exposed, contained and then, yes, eradicated with the most precise surgical and other means—The Nation, 2001).

In practice, however, it does not always manage to keep its distance from the more general word similar. Originally confined largely to technical language, the word has spread rapidly into general usage (complemented by to or with):

Some have suggested that the effort needed to defeat the terrorists is analogous to the cold war—Commonweal, 2001 [Old English (up to 1150)C].

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adjective

Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics: alike, comparable, corresponding, equivalent, like, parallel, similar, uniform. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: agreeing, similar
Antonyms: disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, unalike, unlike, unrelated

IN BRIEF: To be done similarly in some ways.

Most veterinary offices run analogously to physician's offices.

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1. having or showing similar or corresponding attributes.
2. (in biology) describing parts, organs, or tissues that have a similar function but differ in structure or evolutionary origin.

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Common misspelling(s) of analogous

• analagous
• analogeous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - analogt, tilsvarende, parallel, lignende

Nederlands (Dutch)
analoog, op elkaar lijkend

Français (French)
adj. - analogue

Deutsch (German)
adj. - analog

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάλογος, παρεμφερής

Italiano (Italian)
analogo

idioms:

• be analogous to    essere analogo a

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - análogo, semelhante

idioms:

• be analogous to    ser análogo a

Русский (Russian)
аналогичный

idioms:

• be analogous to    быть аналогичным чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
adj. - análogo, semejante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jämförbar, liknande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
类似的, 可比拟的, 相似的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 類似的, 可比擬的, 相似的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비슷한, 상사기관의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 類似した, 相似の, 似ている

idioms:

• be analogous to    似ている

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مناظر, مشابه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מקביל, דומה‬

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