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