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analogous Biology (of organs and parts) having the same function but different evolutionary origin analogous [ə′nal·ə·gəs] (biology) Referring to structures that are similar in function and general appearance but not in origin, such as the wing of an insect and the wing of a bird. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Whether we are looking at the
text primarily, to observe that it favors males, named characters,
powerful rulers or leaders, and ethnically Israelite insiders over
women, crowds, peasants, and foreigners; or whether we make use of the
many social-scientific fields of study which investigate these same
factors in contiguous times and places or even in those which can
function analogously by other criteria (i. If Munford's desire for Hattie can be analogously read as
his own veiled same-sex desire, then it is not farfetched to extrapolate
that Procter's initiating of same-sex intimacy may also hold the
seeds of a suppressed gay identity, which are sprouting in his encounter
with Hattie and the 14-year old, and could possibly germinate during his
impending incarceration in the state penitentiary. Analogously, in the Bible, God creates by the word
and makes humankind "in his image," the only creatures who can
receive the word of his creative act. |
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