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- UK [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] / US [kəmˈperɪsən]
noun
Word forms "comparison":
singular comparison plural comparisons1)a) [countable/uncountable] the process of considering how things or people are similar and how they are differentmake/draw a comparison:comparison between:It is very difficult to make comparisons across other schools.
comparison of:Direct comparison between the two languages is not possible.
We have made a systematic comparison of the techniques used by the different players.
b) [countable] a document, statement etc which makes a comparison between different thingscomparison between/with/of:The comparison will show how far politicians' views reflect those of the citizens.
Table 2 provides a comparison with last year's results.
2) [countable/uncountable] the process of finding things that are similar between two or more things or peoplemake/draw a comparison:comparison between/with/of:He drew comparisons between the problems faced by the university and those confronting his own establishment.
The comparison with his work is probably unfair.
3) [countable/uncountable] linguistics changes in the form of an adjective or adverb to show that someone or something has more of a quality, such as the change from "good" to "better" and "best"•bear/stand comparison (with)
— formal to be as good as someone or something; formal to be similarTheir performance bears comparison with any hospital in Scotland.
The language of the playground bears little comparison with the language of books.
by comparison (with)
— used for talking about the ways in which two people or things are differentTheir lives were exciting and glamorous; ours seemed dull by comparison.
By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot.
English dictionary. 2014.