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** analogy
** analogy
*** log -y "through or separate words or logic" (that mean the same thing)
*** log -y "through or separate words or logic" (that mean the same thing)
==== apo- ====
* of (as in from), from, away from, separate, free of
** PIE root '''*apo-''' "off, away"
** in these definitions synonymous with '''''ab-''''', '''''aft-''''', '''awk-''' '''''ex-''''' and '''''of-'''''
** examples:
*** after, aperitif, apocalypse, apocryphal, apology, apoplexy, apostle, apostrophe, apothecary; apotheosis; awkward; ebb; eftsoons; of; off; offal; overt.
**** ex. ''apostle'' = "one sent out from"


==== bi- ====
==== bi- ====
* two, double, twice, every other
** from PIE '''*dwo-''' "two"
**


==== co-, com- & con- ====
==== co-, com- & con- ====