Many historians are prone to search history for situational analogies to the present.

What is the best definition for the word analogies in this sentence?
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Correspondence between the members of linguistic form sets
Correspondence in function between anatomical parts
Idea that if two things agree in some respects, they will agree in others
Resemblance in some particulars between things that are generally dissimilar

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The best definition for the word "analogies" in the sentence you provided is:

C. Idea that if two things agree in some respects, they will agree in others.

This definition captures the essence of how historians might draw parallels between past and present situations based on similarities in certain aspects.