proportional analogy

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proportional analogy (plural proportional analogies)

  1. analogy between four things, in which A is to B as C is to D, or A : B = C : D.
  2. (linguistics) formation of a new word based on morphological parallelism of three existing words, rather than direct derivation. Examples:
drive drove
dive dove
chemistry chemist
organic chemistry organic chemist
flower florist
artificial flower artificial florist

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