analogy
C1Academic AWL-9UK /əˈnælədʒi/US /əˈnælədʒi/
Meaning
noun
a comparison of one thing with another thing that has similar features; a feature that is similar
“analogy (between A and B), The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump.”
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