comparison
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comparison sing (pl.: comparisons)
- comparazione, paragone, confronto
- (grammatica) comparazione (di un aggettivo)
- english adjectives have three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, superlative - gli aggettivi inglesi hanno tre gradi di comparazione: positivo, comparativo, superlativo
- IPA: /kʌmˈpæɹɪsən/, /kʌmˈpɛɹɪsən/
Ascolta la pronuncia :
dal latino comparatio, attraverso il francese comparaison
- comparable, comparative, to compare
- The Free Dictionary, edizione online
- Merriam-Webster, Versione on-line
- WordReference.com, Versione on-line Inglese-Italiano
- Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary