disanalogy en · NOUN
Etymology
From dis- + analogy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A lack or failure of analogy.
In addition, there would appear to be an important disanalogy between the case of mathematics and the case of philosophy.
2008 December 6, Sanford C. Goldberg, “Reliabilism in philosophy”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 142, number 1, →DOI:
- (countable, uncountable) A lack or failure of analogy. ▸ A false analogy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| disanalogies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |