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French
Etymology
An early borrowing of Latin comparātiōnem. Unrelated to comparaître (“to appear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /kɔ̃.pa.ʁe.zɔ̃/
Noun
comparaison f (plural comparaisons)
- comparison
- simile (figure of speech)
Further reading
Middle French
Noun
comparaison f (plural comparaisons)
- comparison