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   A·nal·o·gous

   /əˈnaləɡəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared: "they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children"
   • ▪ (of structures) performing a similar function but having a different evolutionary origin, such as the wings of insects and birds.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek analogos ‘proportionate’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. analogously adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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