Meaning and example
an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
The passage used "analogy" to mean an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 2.225 places analogy in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 99.2% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
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- 99.2%
a collection of selected literary passages
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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
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an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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