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The answer ANALOGY has 60 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of analogy in various dictionaries:
noun - an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
noun - drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect
noun - the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater
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| a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
| A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. |
| a comparison between things that have similar features, often used to help explain a principle or idea: |
| a comparison of the features or qualities of two different things to show their similarities: |
| drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
| an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others |
| the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate |
| Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar. |
| A comparison based on such similarity. See Synonyms at likeness. |
| Biology Correspondence in function or position between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure. |
| Analogy description |
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| Analogy (from Greek , analogia, "proportion", from ana- "upon, according to" [also "against", "anew"] + logos "ratio" [also "word, speech, reckoning"]) is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject (the analog, or source) to another (the target), or a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an inference or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, induction, and abduction, in which at least one of the premises, or the conclusion, is general rather than particular in nature. The term analogy can also refer to the relation between the source and the target themselves, which is often (though not always) a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy.* Analogy plays a significant role in problem solving, as well as decision making, argumentation, perception, generalization, memory, creativity, invention, prediction, emotion, explanation, conceptualization and |