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comparison

com·par·i·son [ kəm párriss'n ] (plural com·par·i·sons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. finding similarities and differences: the act or process of examining two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them
Journalists continue to draw comparisons between the two systems.
The initial outlay seems insignificant in comparison with the potential profits.

2. similarity: the quality of being similar
There's no comparison between them.

[14th century. Via Old French comparesoun< Latin comparation-, < comparat-, past participle of comparare (see compare)]
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