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Tara2 Posted 5 years ago
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Akin/similar/analogous

What's the difference among similar, analogous and akin?

For example if A and B are two things, what are the meanings of:

A is similar to B

A is akin to B

A is analogous to B

  

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What's the difference among similar, analogous and akin? Here's the broad idea. Check you dictionary for full details.

  • What's the difference among similar, analogous and akin?
  • Here's the broad idea.
  • Check you dictionary for full details.
  • For example if A and B are two things, what are the meanings of: A is similar to B They look the same in various ways (although they are not identical.
  • ) A is akin to B .
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What's the difference among similar, analogous and akin?
Here's the broad idea. Check you dictionary for full details.


For example if A and B are two things, what are the meanings of:

A is similar to B They look the same in various ways (although they are not identical.)


A is akin to B. A and B are quite closely related.

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