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English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɒmp(ə)ɹəb̩l/, SAMPA: /"kQmp(@)r@b=l/ (UK), (US)
- IPA: /kɒmˈpæɹəb̩l/, SAMPA: /kQm"p{r@b=l/ (US)
- IPA: /kəmˈpɛɹəbl̩/, SAMPA: /k@m"pEr@b=l/ (US)
Adjective
comparable (comparative more comparable, superlative most comparable)
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Positive comparable |
Comparative more comparable |
Superlative most comparable |
- Able to be compared (to); similar (to).
- An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.
- You can't say that robbing a bank is like pickpocketing—the two are just not comparable.
- (mathematics) Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
- Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.
- (grammar) Said of an adjective that can take the three degrees of comparison.
- "Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.
Related terms
Noun
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Singular comparable |
Plural comparables |
comparable (plural comparables)
- Something suitable for comparison
- 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”, New York Times:
- And the appraiser said he couldn't come up with comparables, because there hadn't been any sales nearby in several months.
- 2009 January 2, Fred A. Bernstein, “Catskill Home Prices: How Low Will They Go?”, New York Times:
Galician
Adjective
comparable m. and f. (plural comparables)
Spanish
Adjective
comparable m. and f. (plural comparables)
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