Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy;
- Example: "the analogical use of a metaphor"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Analogical \An`a*log"ic*al\, a.
1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or
implying analogy.
[1913 Webster]
When a country which has sent out colonies is termed
the mother country, the expression is analogical.
--J. S. Mill.
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2. Having analogy; analogous. --Sir M. Hale.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
analogical
adj 1: expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy; "the
analogical use of a metaphor"