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- pronunciation:
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pae
rih
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- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of comparing or the result of being compared.
The teacher's comparison of the two words helped the students understand the difference between them.A comparison of the two pictures shows how important the right light is in photography. |
| definition 2: |
a likeness that allows two things to be compared.
There is no comparison between our Little League team and the Yankees.- similar words:
- likeness, match, parallel, resemblance, similarity
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The word comparison
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
par1
Latin
root
that means equal
Example words:
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