analogous

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
  2. adjective corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin

Etymology

From Latin analogus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́λογος (ănắlogos); Its English equivalent is analogue + -ous. The application to similar features of organisms is nearly as old as the general sense. Recognizably modern uses of the second sense, distinguishing analogous from homologous, appear in the mid-19th century.

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