| NOUN | act | comparison, comparing | the act of examining resemblances |
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| relation | comparison | relation based on similarities and differences | |
| attribute | comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability | qualities that are comparable / comparable |
| Sounds | kahmpeh'rahsahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of examining resemblances. | |
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| Synonym | comparing | |
| Narrower | analogy | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect |
| collation | Careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement | |
| confrontation | A focussed comparison | |
| contrast | The act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
| likening | The act of comparing similarities | |
| Broader | examination, scrutiny | The act of examining something closely (as for mistakes / mistakes) |
| Spanish | comparación, confrontación, cotejo | |
| Catalan | acarament, confrontació | |
| Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
| Meaning | relation based on similarities and differences. | |
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| Narrower | imaginative comparison | The kind of mental comparison that is expressed in similes or metaphors or allegories |
| Broader | relation | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
| Spanish | comparación | |
| Catalan | comparació | |
| Adjectives | comparative | relating to or based on or involving comparison |
| Verbs | compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of |
| Meaning | Qualities that are comparable / comparable. | |
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| Example | "no comparison between the two books" | |
| Synonyms | compare, equivalence, comparability | |
| Broader | likeness, alikeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things |
| Spanish | comparabilidad, comparación, cotejo | |
| Catalan | comparabilitat, comparació, comparança, cotejament | |
| Verbs | compare | consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous |
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