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   comparison

   /kəmˈparɪs(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a consideration or estimate of the similarities or dissimilarities between two things or people: "they drew a comparison between Gandhi's teaching and that of other teachers" Similar contrastjuxtapositioncollationdifferentiationweighing upbalancing
   • ▪ an analogy: "perhaps the best comparison is that of seasickness"
   • ▪ the quality of being similar or equivalent: "when it comes to achievements this season, there's no comparison between Linfield and Bangor" Similar resemblancelikenesssimilaritysimilitudecorrespondencecorrelationparallelparitysymmetryequivalencecomparabilityanalogyOpposite difference
   • 2. the formation of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French comparesoun, from Latin comparatio(n-), from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare).

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

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   • O

     1

   • M

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   • P

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   • A

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   • R

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   • I

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   • S

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   • O

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   • N

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