What is a word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father." called?
analogue — (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the analogue of the English "father.". (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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