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18-Aug-2006, 00:02

CurlyGirly1233

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What is the English term for this?
example: "Dog is to canine; as cat is to feline", or "Foot is to shoe; as hand is to glove"
This has REALLY been bugging me!

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18-Aug-2006, 01:32

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Re: Big Question

analogy

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