Comparison
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Comparison
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1 n.
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
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2 n.
The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
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3 n.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
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4 n.
The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
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5 n.
A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
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6 n.
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
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7 v. t.
To compare.
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8 n.
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
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9 n.
The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there is no comparison between them.
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10 n.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
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11 n.
The modification, by inflection or otherwise, which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are examples of comparison.
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12 n.
A figure by which one person or thing is compared to another, or the two are considered with regard to some property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g., the lake sparkled like a jewel.
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13 n.
The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
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14 v. t.
To compare.