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UK [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] / US [kəmˈperɪsən] noun
Word forms "comparison":
singular comparison plural comparisons
1)
a) [countable/uncountable] the process of considering how things or people are similar and how they are different
make/draw a comparison:

It is very difficult to make comparisons across other schools.

comparison between:

Direct comparison between the two languages is not possible.

comparison of:

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 things

The comparison will show how far politicians' views reflect those of the citizens.

comparison between/with/of:

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 people
make/draw a comparison:

He drew comparisons between the problems faced by the university and those confronting his own establishment.

comparison between/with/of:

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 similar

Their 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 different

Their 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.

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