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Word: Comparison
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio(n-), from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare)
kəmˈparɪs(ə)n
a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people
Short Definition:consideration of similarities or dissimilarities between two things
Examples:- they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers
- the two books invite comparison with one another
the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.
Short Definition:formation of comparative and superlative forms of words
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