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What does analogy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word analogy? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
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The book answers all these questions by analogy, with instances from the alternative America of the novel.
Finally, the authors misuse the air-space analogy in their discussion of the treatment of airliners.
I am reasoning by analogy and by reference to the extension of rights for humans.
If we return to the gunshot analogy, we realize why creating sound effects is a perfectly legitimate practice in maintaining realism.
You could make the analogy that it has the weight of aluminum with the strength of steel.
Think of the analogy of an electric wire carrying more electricity than its diameter can safely carry.

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