analogy

C1Academic AWL-9

UK /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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