[anal.o.gy] n, pl -gies (15c) 1: inference that if two or more things agree with one another in some respects they will prob. agree in others
2. a: resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike: similarity b: comparison based on such resemblance
3: correspondence between the members of pairs or sets of linguistic forms that serves as a basis for the creation of another form
4: correspondence in function between anatomical parts of different structure and origin--compare homology syn see likeness