inter-comparison

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Definitions of inter-comparison word

noun inter-comparison the act of comparing. 1
noun inter-comparison the state of being compared. 1
noun inter-comparison a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement. 1
noun inter-comparison Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage. 1
noun inter-comparison capability of being compared or likened. 1
noun inter-comparison Grammar. the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity. the patterns of formation involved therein. the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, as mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English comparesoun < Old French comparaison < Latin comparātiōn- (stem of comparātiō). See compare, -ation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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