comparaison

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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/
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Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

  1. comparison
  2. simile (figure of speech)

Further reading

Middle French

Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

  1. comparison