analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ noun3 •A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.Yet the systole and diastole of the heart are not without their analogy in the ebb and flow of love. — 1841 •The proportion or the equality of ratios. •The correspondence of a word or phrase with the genius of a language, as learned from the manner in which its words and phrases are ordinarily formed; similarity of derivative or inflectional processes. formsanalogies
