A-Z: General definitions
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- Analogous
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- annotate
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A-Z: General definitions: Analogy
Definition
A logical parallel to the thing being discussed, to help forward the argument. Often it is expressed as an extended simile. All analogies have their limits.
An image where one thing is said to be 'as' or 'like' another: e.g. 'He jumped up like a jack-in-the-box'.
