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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

proportional analogy en · NOUN

Meanings

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

Forms

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proportional analogies Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

back-formation · leveling

Synonyms

four-part analogy

Translations (3)

fr analogie à quatre termes (Translations) · fr analogie proportionnelle (Translations) · ko 비례적 유추 (Translations)