analogue

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈænəˌlɔɡ/ UK /ˈanəlɒɡ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person or thing comparable to another in some respect

The brain's neurons have no exact analogue in a digital computer.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person or thing... equivalent counterpart parallel correlate match comparison

Opposites

opposite contrast

Word family

Related forms analogy analogous analogical

Etymology

From French analogue, from Ancient Greek analogon ('proportionate'), from ana- ('according to') + logos ('ratio, proportion, word'), from legein ('to speak').

analogon Ancient Greek ana- Ancient Greek logos Ancient Greek

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People & Society

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# analogue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈænəˌlɔɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈanəlɒɡ/

## Meanings
1. a person or thing comparable to another in some respect

## Examples
- The brain's neurons have no exact analogue in a digital computer.

## Synonyms
- equivalent
- counterpart
- parallel
- correlate
- match
- comparison

## Antonyms
- opposite
- contrast

## Related Forms
- analogy
- analogous
- analogical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: analogon
- Root: ana-
- Root: logos

## Etymology
From French analogue, from Ancient Greek analogon ('proportionate'), from ana- ('according to') + logos ('ratio, proportion, word'), from legein ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
analogue comes from French analogue, from Ancient Greek analogon ('proportionate'), from ana- ('according to') + logos ('ratio, proportion, word'), from legein ('to speak'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "a person or thing comparable to another in some respect", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as analogy, analogous, analogical, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek analogon, Ancient Greek ana-, Ancient Greek logos, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- People & Society

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