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analogous
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analogous /anal·o·gous/ (ah-nal´ah-gus) resembling or similar in some respects, as in function or appearance, but not in origin or development.
a·nal·o·gous (-nl-gs)
adj.
Similar in function but not in structure and evolutionary origin.

analogous
[ənal′əgəs]
Etymology: Gk, analogos
something that is similar to a degree in function or form but different in structure or origin.

analogous [ah-nal´o-gus]
resembling or similar in some respects, as in function or appearance, but not in origin or development.


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24 Such an analogousness is greatly reinforced by the semantic field formed by the interrelation of the meanings of the aforementioned key words, projecting thus the notion of the Cosmos being a unified system of Divine signs.
The Third Circuit has come to a similar conclusion about the analogousness of Sullivan.
 
 
 
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