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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: analogus, from Greek analogos, from ana- 'according to' + logos 'reason, ratio'

analogous

 adjective
     
a‧nal‧o‧gous formal
similar to another situation or thing so that a comparison can be made
analogous to/with
The report's findings are analogous with our own.
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