Dialectical vs Analogous - What's the difference?
dialectical | analogous |
Of, or pertaining to dialectic; logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas.
Of, or characteristic of a dialect; dialectal.
Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".
* 2013 , Martina Hyde, Is the pope Catholic?'' (in ''The Guardian , 20 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/20/is-pope-catholic-atheists-gay-people-abortion]
* Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.
* Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. --J. H. Newman.
As adjectives the difference between dialectical and analogous
is that dialectical is of, or pertaining to dialectic; logically reasoned through the exchange of opposing ideas while analogous is having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion;—often followed by "to".dialectical
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(en adjective)See also
* dialectalanalogous
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Adjective
(en adjective)- After all, if we think of the Vatican as a vast and hugely successful multinational corporation, then this interview would appear to be the equivalent of a profits warning. At the very least, it would seem to be tinkering with the formula of the biggest spiritual brand in the world, analogous to Coca-Cola changing its famous recipe in 1985.