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com⋅par⋅i⋅son

  [kuhm-par-uh-suhn]
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–noun
1. the act of comparing.
2. the state of being compared.
3. a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement.
4. Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage.
5. capability of being compared or likened.
6. Grammar.
a. the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity.
b. the patterns of formation involved therein.
c. the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, as mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.
Origin:
1300–50; ME comparesoun < OF comparaison < L comparātiōn- (s. of comparātiō). See compare, -ation

Synonyms:
5. likeness, resemblance, similarity.
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com·par·i·son   (kəm-pār'ĭ-sən)   
n.  

    1. The act of comparing or the process of being compared.

    2. A statement or estimate of similarities and differences.

  2. The quality of being similar or equivalent; likeness: no comparison between the two books.

  3. Grammar The modification or inflection of an adjective or adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees, as in English, along with the equative degree in certain other languages, such as Irish Gaelic.


[Middle English comparisoun, from Old French comparaison, from Latin comparātiō, comparātiōn-, from comparātus, past participle of comparāre, to compare; see compare.]
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Word Origin & History

comparison 
1340, from O.Fr. comparaison, from L. comparationem, from pp. stem of comparare "make equal with, liken," from com- "with" + parare "to make equal."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

comparison

A confirmation from one broker to another with respect to the details of a security trade. Also called broker comparison, comp.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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