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proportional analogies

proportional analogies is the plural of proportional analogy.

Meaning of proportional analogy

Noun

proportional analogy (plural proportional analogies)

  1. analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A : B = C : D.
    Synonyms:
    four-part analogy
  2. formation of a new word based on morphological parallelism of three existing words, rather than direct derivation. Examples

Questions about proportional analogies

What is proportional analogies the plural of?
Proportional analogies is the plural of proportional analogy.

Words near proportional analogies in the dictionary

  1. proportionability
  2. proportionable
  3. proportionableness
  4. proportionably
  5. proportional
  6. proportional analogies
  7. proportional analogy
  8. proportional navigation
  9. proportional representation
  10. proportionalism
  11. proportionalist

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