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counteranalogy

counteranalogy noun: an analogy that refutes another, earlier analogy.

Noun

counteranalogy (plural counteranalogies)

  1. An analogy that refutes another, earlier analogy.

Forms of counteranalogy

pluralcounteranalogies

Origin of counteranalogy

From counter- + analogy.

Questions about counteranalogy

What does counteranalogy mean?
Counteranalogy means an analogy that refutes another, earlier analogy.
What part of speech is counteranalogy?
Counteranalogy is a noun.
What is the plural of counteranalogy?
The plural of counteranalogy is counteranalogies.

Words near counteranalogy in the dictionary

  1. counterambush
  2. counterambushes
  3. counteramendment
  4. counteramendments
  5. counteranalogies
  6. counteranalogy
  7. counteranion
  8. counteranions
  9. counterannouncement
  10. counterannouncements
  11. counteranswer

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