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analogy /anal·o·gy/ (ah-nal´ah-je) the quality of being analogous; resemblance or similarity in function or appearance, but not in origin or development.
analogy [ah-nal´o-je]
the quality of being analogous; resemblance or similarity in function or appearance, but not in origin or development.
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